HOSTA

Meaning of HOSTA in English

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Nicolaus Host died 1834 Austrian botanist Date: 1930 any of a genus ( Hosta ) of Asian perennial herbaceous plants of the lily family with densely growing basal leaves and tall racemes of white or violet flowers

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HOSTA — County: Western Isles Post Code: HS6
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HOSTA — Any of about 40 species of hardy herbaceous perennials, also called plantain lily, of the genus Hosta , in the …
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HOSTA — ˈhōstə, ˈhäs- noun Etymology: New Latin, after Nicolaus T. Host died 1834 Austrian botanist 1. capitalized : a genus of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOSTA — /hoh"steuh, hos"teuh/ , n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOSTA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Nicolaus Host died 1834 Austrian botanist Date: 1930 : any of a genus ( Hosta …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOSTA — [ 'hɒstə ] ■ noun an East Asian plant cultivated in the West chiefly for its shade-tolerant ornamental foliage. [Genus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOSTA — [hos.ta] n [NL, fr. Nicolaus Host d. 1834 Austrian botanist] (1828): plantain lily
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOSTA — hosta BrE AmE ˈhɒst ə ˈhəʊst- AmE \ ˈhoʊst ə ˈhɑːst- ▷ hosta|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOSTA — n. any perennial garden plant of the genus Hosta (formerly Funkia) with green or variegated ornamental leaves and loose clusters …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOSTA — n. any perennial garden plant of the genus Hosta (formerly Funkia) with green or variegated ornamental leaves and loose clusters …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOSTA — n. any perennial garden plant of the genus Hosta (formerly Funkia) with green or variegated ornamental leaves and loose clusters …
Oxford English vocab
HOSTA — n. Any of about 40 species of hardy herbaceous perennials, also called plantain lily, of the genus Hosta , in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOSTA — Хоста
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTA — n. Pronunciation: ' h ō -st ə , ' hä- Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Nicolaus Host † 1834 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOSTA, PYRÉNÉES-ATLANTIQUES — Хоста
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PLANTAIN LILY — noun Date: 1882 hosta
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FUNKIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from C. H. Funck died 1839 German botanist Date: 1839 hosta
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LILY FAMILY — Family Liliaceae (order Liliales), which contains about 4,000 species of flowering herbs and shrubs in 280 genera. The genus Lilium …
Английский словарь Британика
HOAST — I. ˈhōst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English host, hoost, from Old Norse hōsti; akin to Old English hwōsta …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUNKIA — I. ˈfəŋkēə, ˈfu̇ŋ- Etymology: New Latin, irregular from C. H. Funck died 1839 German druggist and botanist + New Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANTAIN LILY — noun : a plant of the genus Hosta distinguished by plaited basal leaves and racemose white or violet flowers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE PLANTAIN-LILY — noun : a day lily ( Hosta ventricosa ) having blue flowers with a corolla tube that widens suddenly into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANTAIN LILY — any Japanese or Chinese plant of the genus Hosta, of the lily family, having large leaves and spikes or one-sided …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN LILY — Date: 1882 : hosta
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUNKIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from C. H. Funck died 1839 German botanist Date: 1839 : hosta
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANTAIN LILY — ■ noun another term for hosta .
Concise Oxford English vocab
FUNKIA — [ 'fʌŋkɪə ] ■ noun another term for hosta . Origin C19: mod. L. (former genus name), named after the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLANTAIN LILY — [plantain lily] n (1882): any of a genus (Hosta) of perennial plants of the lily family with densely growing basal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLANTAIN LILY — also called Hosta, any of about 40 species of hardy herbaceous perennials of the genus Hosta (family Liliaceae). They prefer …
Britannica English vocabulary
LILIACEAE — the lily family of the flowering plant order Liliales, with about 280 genera and some 4,000 species of herbs and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLANTAIN — n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUNKIA — n. = HOSTA. [mod.L f. H. C. Funck, Prussian botanist d. 1839]
Английский основной разговорный словарь

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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