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HOSTA

• HOSTA (noun)
The noun HOSTA has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: HOSTA used as a noun is very rare.

• HOSTA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Funka; genus Funka; genus Hosta; Hosta

Hypernyms ("Hosta" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Meronyms (members of "Hosta"):

day lily; plantain lily (any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover)

Holonyms ("Hosta" is a member of...):

family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)

"He's all hat and no cattle."
(English proverb)
"Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something."
(Native American proverb, Maricopa)
"When you are dead, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will cease in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until she dies."
(Arabic proverb)
"You're correct, but the goat is mine."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
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What does day lily mean?

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