hosta

['hɑstə]
  • n. 玉簪属草本植物
  • n. (Hosta)人名;(土)霍斯塔

英英释义


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

英文词源


hosta (n.)
1828, plant genus of the lily family, coined 1812 in Modern Latin for Austrian physician and botanist Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761-1834).