plantain lily

noun

: hosta

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Many of us older gardeners referred to them as plantain lilies because their broad leaves resemble a common weed (or herb depending on one’s perspective), plantain. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024 Hummingbirds slid their noses into plantain lily hostas and delicate stems of purpletop vervain. Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plantain lily was in 1882

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“Plantain lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantain%20lily. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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