Asphodel is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Asphodel in a sentence
Asphodel meaning
- Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
- The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Synonyms of Asphodel
Using Asphodel
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants. | The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
- Useful related words include: liliaceous plant.
Context around Asphodel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Asphodel
- In this selection, "asphodel" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bog, norwood and fields stand out and add context to how "asphodel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 70 the asphodel fields were and asphodel norwood township. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "asphodel" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with asphodel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ecology Narthecium ossifragum - bog asphodel The three families included in order Dioscoreales also represent three different ecological groups of plants. (20 words)
Asphodel-Norwood Township in Peterborough County would remain in the riding, along with all of Northumberland County including Trent Hills (except for the Alderville First Nation area) and the west/former Clarke Township side of Clarington. (36 words)
Perry L. Westmoreland, Ancient Greek Beliefs, 2007, pp. 68–70 The Asphodel Fields were for a varied selection of human souls: Those whose sins equalled their goodness, were indecisive in their lives, or were not judged. (36 words)
Asphodel-Norwood Township in Peterborough County would remain in the riding, along with all of Northumberland County including Trent Hills (except for the Alderville First Nation area) and the west/former Clarke Township side of Clarington. (36 words)
Perry L. Westmoreland, Ancient Greek Beliefs, 2007, pp. 68–70 The Asphodel Fields were for a varied selection of human souls: Those whose sins equalled their goodness, were indecisive in their lives, or were not judged. (36 words)
Ecology Narthecium ossifragum - bog asphodel The three families included in order Dioscoreales also represent three different ecological groups of plants. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Asphodel-Norwood Township in Peterborough County would remain in the riding, along with all of Northumberland County including Trent Hills (except for the Alderville First Nation area) and the west/former Clarke Township side of Clarington.
Ecology Narthecium ossifragum - bog asphodel The three families included in order Dioscoreales also represent three different ecological groups of plants.
Perry L. Westmoreland, Ancient Greek Beliefs, 2007, pp. 68–70 The Asphodel Fields were for a varied selection of human souls: Those whose sins equalled their goodness, were indecisive in their lives, or were not judged.