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单词 hosta
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hosta

[ hoh-stuh, hos-tuh ]
/ ˈhoʊ stə, ˈhɒs tə /

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.

Origin of hosta

<New Latin (1797), after Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist; see -a2

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British Dictionary definitions for hosta

hosta
/ (ˈhɒstə) /

noun

any plant of the liliaceous genus Hosta, of China and Japan: cultivated esp for their ornamental foliage

Word Origin for hosta

C19: New Latin, named after N. T. Host (1761–1834), Austrian physician
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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