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hostaceous

hostaceous adjective: resembling a Hosta (Asparagaceae:Agavoideae).

Adjective

hostaceous (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a Hosta (Asparagaceae:Agavoideae).

Origin of hostaceous

Hostaceae [Term?] (“synonym of Asparagaceae”) + -ous

Questions about hostaceous

What does hostaceous mean?
Hostaceous means resembling a Hosta (Asparagaceae:Agavoideae).
What part of speech is hostaceous?
Hostaceous is an adjective.

Words near hostaceous in the dictionary

  1. host-rock
  2. host-rocks
  3. hosta
  4. Hosta virus X
  5. hostable
  6. hostaceous
  7. hostage
  8. hostage diplomacy
  9. hostage negotiator
  10. hostage negotiators
  11. hostage taker

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