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| hos·ta [ hṓstə, hóstə ] (plural hos·tas) |
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Canada plants perennial shade-loving plant: a perennial shade-loving plant with broad ribbed leaves. Flowers: white, blue, or lilac, tubular, in clusters. Genus Hosta.
U.S. term plantain lily
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| [Early 19th century. < modern Latin, after Nicolaus T. Host (1761-1834), Austrian botanist] |
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