HOSTA

Meaning of HOSTA in English

n. any perennial garden plant of the genus Hosta (formerly Funkia) with green or variegated ornamental leaves and loose clusters of tubular mauve or white flowers.

Etymology: mod.L, f. N. T. Host, Austrian physician d. 1834

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HOSTA — County: Western Isles Post Code: HS6
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HOSTA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Nicolaus Host died 1834 Austrian botanist Date: 1930 any of a genus ( Hosta ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOSTA — Any of about 40 species of hardy herbaceous perennials, also called plantain lily, of the genus Hosta , in the …
Английский словарь Британика
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 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

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