genus hosta

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsHostaFunkagenus Funka

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus hosta

What does genus hosta mean?

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

What is another word for genus hosta?

Close synonyms include Hosta, Funka, genus Funka. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus hosta a common word?

genus hosta is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.