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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hosta /ˈhɒstə/

▶noun an East Asian plant cultivated in the West chiefly for its shade-tolerant ornamental foliage. [Genus Hosta.]

– origin mod. L., named after the Austrian physician Nicolaus T. Host (1761–1834).

'hosta' also found in these Oxford entries:

funkia - plantain lily

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