Hosta
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːstə/
- Specialized
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hosta
- He started raking at the edge near the flower beds where the hosta spread and was luxurious, and he admired the bell-shaped flowers that stood as straight as soldiers on tough stalks.
- hosta lilies
- hosta plants
- foliage of hostas
Examples
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It fills up with Columbine and hostas in the season.
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The hosta plants in my garden thrive beautifully in the shade.
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Our neighbor offered up some free hosta plants.
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The art teacher has had her classes making little rock sculptures among the hostas planted under the two existing trees.
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Frost-bitten hostas look just like seaweed, don't they?
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In my heavily shaded area, I have the usuals: hostas and ferns.
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Hostas are great because they look nice (leafy and green but never stringy or straggly), are hardy, and come back each year.
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It mostly consisted of finishing digging out the new garden and adding garden soil to the new and the old garden beds, dividing some of the hostas, planting them in the new garden, and putting some sod along the edge of the lower walkway.
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In various parks, you can find clusters of hostas that add greenery to the landscape.
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She loves planting hostas because their leaves are so attractive during the summer.
Synonyms
A plant that lives many years with broad ribbed leaves and pale flowers used as ground cover
A group of strong garden plants that grow in clumps and have flower spikes
A garden plant that grows in clumps with large leaves and long flower stalks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hosta comes from the last name of an Austrian plant scientist, Host. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'Host's plants', a group of leafy garden plants named after that person.