HOSTA

Hosta, genus Hosta, Funka, genus Funka

(noun) robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after Nicolaus Thomas Host, Austrian botanist.

Noun

hosta (plural hostas)

Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta.

Synonyms: giboshi, plantain lily

Anagrams

• Athos, HATOs, HOTAS, Shota, has to, hoast, oaths, shoat, shota

Source: Wiktionary



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