Hosta
See also: hosta, hósta, and hösta
Translingual
Hosta plantaginea
Etymology
New Latin, after Nicholas Thomas Host + -a
Proper noun
Hosta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the hostas, native to temperate northeast Asia.
Synonyms
- Funkia
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hosta plantaginea; for other species see
Hosta on WikispeciesWikispecies
References
Hosta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Hosta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hosta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Hosta at USDA Plants database