Definition of Hostas

1. Noun. (plural of hosta) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hostas

1. hosta [n] - See also: hosta

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hostas

host
host-parasite relations
host-vector system
host cell
host range
host range mutant
host response
host restriction-modification
host versus graft reaction
host vs graft reaction
hosta
hostage
hostage negotiator
hostage negotiators
hostages
hostas (current term)
hosted
hostee
hostees
hostel
hosteled
hosteler
hostelers
hosteling
hostelled
hosteller
hostellers
hostelling
hostelries
hostelry

Literary usage of Hostas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscape Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration by Samuel Taylor Maynard (1915)
"The hostas are propagated by dividing the clumps. ... The plant has narrow, grass-like foliage, whereas the hostas have broad foliage. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"(ХЫ The hostas lire hardy and of the earnest culture. Their dense stools or clumps of foliage are in place along walks or drive» and in the angles against ..."

3. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1842)
"3. Juicio, talento, capacidad. 4. Crisis, mutación critica. 5. hostas de ciervo ó venado, 6. (Nav.) Cabeza de la nave, la proa con el ..."

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