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1. (n.) hosta
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, as the plantain lily.
Etymology: (< NL (1797), after Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist; see -a2)
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1. (noun) Hosta, genus Hosta, Funka, genus Funka
robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. hosta
A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain steroidal saponins.
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