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PRONUNCIATION OF PLANTAIN LILY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLANTAIN LILY

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WHAT DOES PLANTAIN LILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plantain lily

Hosta

Hosta is a genus of about 23–45 species of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name giboshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants. The genus is currently placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, and is native to northeast Asia. Like many "lilioid monocots", the genus was once classified in the Liliaceae. The name Hosta is in honor of the Austrian botanist Nicholas Thomas Host. The rejected generic name Funkia, also used as a common name, can be found in some older literature.

Definition of plantain lily in the English dictionary

The definition of plantain lily in the dictionary is any of several Asian plants of the liliaceous genus Hosta, having broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers Also called: day lily.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PLANTAIN LILY

African lily
arum lily
blackberry lily
calla lily
day lily
Easter lily
fawn lily
gild the lily
glory lily
lily
Madonna lily
mariposa lily
Mount Cook lily
Peruvian lily
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tiger lily
water lily
white water lily
yellow water lily

Synonyms and antonyms of plantain lily in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «plantain lily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLANTAIN LILY

Find out the translation of plantain lily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plantain lily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plantain lily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

车前草百合
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lirio de plátano
570 millions of speakers

English

plantain lily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केला लिली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

موز الجنة زنبق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подорожник лилии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lily banana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁটা লিলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plantain lily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lily plantain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Funkie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギボウシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질경이 백합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plantain lily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuối lily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலை லில்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केळे कमळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zambak plantain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piantaggine giglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

babki lilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подорожник лілії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patlagina crin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χόστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weegbree lelie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

groblad lilja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Banan lilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plantain lily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLANTAIN LILY»

The term «plantain lily» is used very little and occupies the 155.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLANTAIN LILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plantain lily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLANTAIN LILY»

Discover the use of plantain lily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plantain lily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soil survey
PcB, PcC»: Parke {Creeping speedwell, ! Hall honeysuckle, ! Juniper, moss pink, ! plantain lily, ! English ivy. Urban land. PfC, PfD, PfE- Pate PhD»: Pate- Plantain lily, lily turf, yellow root, sweet woodruff, juniper . Plantain lily, lily turf, yellow root,  ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1982
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Practical Landscape Gardening
See page 170 Common Name Blue Japanese Flag Early Blue Phlox Tall Larkspur Stoke's Aster Plantain Lily Lavender Flag Flag Alkanet * Speedwell Chinese Bellflower False Indigo Plantain. Lily False Indigo Plantain Lily Stoke's Aster Tall ...
Robert B. Cridland, Robert Cridland, 2008
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Through the Garden Gate
Hosta sieboldiana, the other Victorian favorite, is called the short-cluster plantain lily because the flower scapes scarcely rise above the enormous blue-green leaves. The leaves are sometimes a foot long, and they are so deeply ribbed they  ...
Elizabeth Lawrence, Bill Neal, 1995
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A Practical Handbook of Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Herbaceous ...
... 4 Lance-leaved Plantain Lily Variegated Plantain Lily Ovate-leaved Plantain Lily Siebold's Plantain Lily White Day Lily or Plantain English Name Funkia lancifolia var. Funkia subcordata var. grandiflora Lily Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata ...
John Kirkegaard, 2008
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Landscape Plants for Eastern North America: Exclusive of ...
Hosta /ortunei 2 (Fortune plantain lily). This species is an effective groundcover to about 30 cm/ 12 in. high and twice as wide, with medium- sized leaves to 30 cm/ 12 in. long and half as wide. The selection 'Albo-marginata,' with wide white leaf ...
Harrison L. Flint, 1997
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The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design
... Mallow/Mallow Rose M. virginica Virginia Bluebells/Bluebells HOSTA HOSTA/ PLANTAIN LILY MONARDA WILD BERGAMOT H. species & cultivars Hosta/ Plantain Lily M. didyma & cultivars Beebalm/Oswego Tea/Bergamot HYPERICUM ST ...
Marc C. Stoecklein, 2001
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Soil survey
Winged euonymus, redosier dogwood, winterberry, fringetree, chokeberry , lowbush blueberry, sweet pepperbush, swamp azalea, highbush blueberry, buttonbush, fern, yellow root, plantain lily. Winged euonymus, redosier dogwood,  ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1990
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Seventh Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ohio
(Incl. H. flava (L.)L.) tHosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl. Narrow- leaved Plantain-lily, Narrow-leaved Hosta. tHosta ventricosa (Salisb.) Stearn Blue Plantain-lily. Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville Yellow Star- grass. tLeucojum aestivum L. Snowflake.
Tom S. Cooperrider, Allison Cusick, John T. Kartesz, 2001
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Herb Garden Design
Chinese hibiscus, Hawaiian h., China rose, rose-of-China, blacking plant plantain lily, daylily fragrant plantain lily midsummer plantain lily hop hop, European h., bine hydrangea oak-leaf h. orangeroot, yellow puccoon goldenseal water ...
Faith H. Swanson, 1984
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
(1) Hosta lancifolia; (2) NARROW-LEAF PLANTAIN- LILY, NARROW-LEAVED PLANTAIN; (3) liliaceae; (4) F. Law Olmstead Natl. Historic Park, Shenandoah National Park 13412. 13400. (1) Hosta plantaginea; (2) FRAGRANT PLANTAIN;  ...
Tim Johnson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLANTAIN LILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plantain lily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cool off by enjoying hostas
The hosta is in the lily family and has the common name of Plantain Lily. Though mainly green, they bring a wealth of other colors and textures ... «News & Observer, Jun 15»
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Garden Life: Have you developed your strategy for watering?
Plantain lily sneaks in amid the similar leaves of black-eyed Susan. Shepherdspurse, with its arrow-shaped leaves, hides perfectly in a tangle ... «The Columbian, Jun 15»
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Make Your Plants Pop with Color
The Razor's Edge Plantain Lily (Hosta x 'The Razor's Edge') - This unique, dwarf Hosta offers brilliant green foliage with striking scarlet petioles ... «Good4Utah, Apr 15»
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Help for Gardeners: April garden chores to tackle now
If needed: Bee balm/Monarda (Monarda didyma), Bugbane (Actea racemosa), Coral bells (Heuchera americana and others), Hosta/plantain lily ... «Allentown Morning Call, Apr 15»
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Tips to turn your black thumb green from Phoenix Perennials
... Helleborus x hybridus – Hellebore; Heucherella – Foamy Bells; Hosta – Plantain Lily; Hydrangea - Hydrangea; Nandina – Heavenly Bamboo ... «CTV News, Apr 15»
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Sweet Alyssum
Once upon a time, few people knew what a hosta was, but nearly everyone was familiar with a plantain lily. Same thing with sedum; it used to ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr 15»
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Find the Ideal Plants for Your Outdoor Living Wall
Heuchera 'Can-can' (coral bells) and other cultivars • Hosta 'Ginko Craig' (plantain lily) and other cultivars • Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese spurge) ... «Mother Earth News, Nov 14»
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How to grow your own Andy Murray: Ashford grower Paul Harris …
Paul Harris, of Brookfield Plants, will reveal the flowering plantain lily to the world as part of his exhibit at the show. Paul Harris is launching the ... «Kent Online, Mar 14»
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Fifty shades of foliage: No need to rely on blooms to bring color to …
Hosta spp. hosta, plantain lily. Panicum virgatum switch grass. Rue graveolens - rue. Santolina chamaecyparissus lavender cotton. Sedum spp. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jun 13»
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Ask the Edmonds Vet: Plants with saponins toxic to dogs, cats and …
The Hosta (Plantain Lily, Funkia) is included in those plants with saponins and ingestion can result in gastric upset. The specific toxic substance ... «My Edmonds News, Oct 12»

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