See Also: fence 2, verb(dictionary)
FENCE(law)
fence(2)(dictionary)
Fence(medicine)
picket fence(dictionary)
fence-mending(dictionary)
fence 1, noun(dictionary)
Russell fence(dictionary)
flower-fence(medicine)
fence month(medicine)

hosta (iou) and fence 2, verb (oh)


hosta (iou)



hosta noun. E19.
[mod. Latin, from N. T. Host (1761-1834), Austrian physician: see -A1.]
Any plant of the genus Hosta of the lily family, comprising plants native to Japan and cultivated elsewhere for their broad often variegated leaves. Also called plantain lily.

fence 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[T] to put a fence around something
::old farmhouses and fenced gardens
[I] to fight with a long thin sword as a sport
[I + with] to answer someone's questions in a clever way in order to get an advantage in an argument
fence in [fence sb/sth ¡û¡ú in] phr v
to surround a place with a fence
::The yard was fenced in to keep out wolves.
to make someone feel that they cannot leave a place or do what they want
::Young mothers often feel fenced in at Home.
fence off [fence sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to separate one area from another area with a fence
::a planting area fenced off from the main Garden