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plantain lily
plantain lilyn. See hosta.plantain lily n (Plants) any of several Asian plants of the liliaceous genus Hosta, having broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers. Also called: day lily plan′tain lil′y
n. any Japanese or Chinese plant of the genus Hosta, of the lily family, having large leaves and spikes or one-sided clusters of white, lilac, or blue flowers. [1880–85] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  plantain lily - any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground coverday lilyherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsFunka, genus Funka, genus Hosta, Hosta - robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae |
plantain lily
plantain lily: see lilylily,
common name for the Liliaceae, a plant family numbering several thousand species of as many as 300 genera, widely distributed over the earth and particularly abundant in warm temperate and tropical regions.
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Synonyms for plantain lilynoun any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowersSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- Funka
- genus Funka
- genus Hosta
- Hosta
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