Meanings
adjectivehostaceous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyResembling a Hosta (Asparagaceae:Agavoideae).
Origin
Hostaceae [Term?] (“synonym of Asparagaceae”) + -ous
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APA
hostaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostaceous
MLA
“hostaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostaceous.
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