hosta

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A common garden plant with large leaves and spikes of small flowers

noun
/ˈhɔːstə/

Specialized

: hosta

The large leaves of the hosta provide excellent ground cover in shady areas.
hosta leaf

Same kind of for hostas and yeah, what else?

Autoplay Next

Examples

Bye the frost also got my hostas a little bit sad.
The same exact thing happens with things like hostas or, you know, tulips.

MIgardener
There's all the autumn frost hostas that we just planted.
Many gardeners love hosta for its attractive foliage and ability to thrive in shade.
In our garden, we have planted several varieties of hosta to enhance the landscape.

Synonyms

plantain lily

vshosta

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A plant that lives many years with broad ribbed leaves and pale flowers used as ground cover

is an alternative common name for the same plant

Surface Forms

hosta singular

hostas plural

Etymology

The word hosta was given in the 1800s to honor the Austrian plant scientist Host, so the plant simply carries his name. A helpful way to remember hosta is to imagine a friendly 'host' caring for big, shade-loving leaves in a garden, which explains why hosta now means the common garden plant often called a 'plantain lily'.