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Miscanthus is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Miscanthus in a sentence

Miscanthus meaning

Any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, which is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is being used as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel.

Using Miscanthus

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, which is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is being used as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel.

Context around Miscanthus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

giant 1×

Often after:

roots 1× pennisetum 1×

Sentence patterns with Miscanthus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

measure how miscanthus roots and 1× reed giant miscanthus pennisetum purpureum 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

members of the 1× weedy colonizers that 1×

Common sentence endings:

deep soil carbon 1× sources of bioenergy 1×

Words around Miscanthus

Just before it in the word index:

miscalled 3 miscalculations 16 miscalculation 65 miscalculating 5 miscalculated 31 miscalculate 7

Just after it in the word index:

miscarriage 263 miscarriages 90 miscarried 30 miscarries 4 miscarry 10 miscarrying 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Miscanthus

  • In this selection, "miscanthus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, giant, roots and pennisetum stand out and add context to how "miscanthus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include measure how miscanthus roots and and reed giant miscanthus pennisetum purpureum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "miscanthus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with miscanthus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Weedy colonizers that are large, fast-growing grasses such as giant reed (), giant miscanthus (Pennisetum purpureum) are undisputed ‘kings of grasses’ and sources of bioenergy. (25 words)

Members of the Brzostek Lab at West Virginia University marvel at the soil pit they dug to measure how miscanthus roots and soil microbes contribute to forming long-lived deep soil carbon. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Members of the Brzostek Lab at West Virginia University marvel at the soil pit they dug to measure how miscanthus roots and soil microbes contribute to forming long-lived deep soil carbon. (32 words)

Weedy colonizers that are large, fast-growing grasses such as giant reed (), giant miscanthus (Pennisetum purpureum) are undisputed ‘kings of grasses’ and sources of bioenergy. (25 words)

Example sentences (2)

Members of the Brzostek Lab at West Virginia University marvel at the soil pit they dug to measure how miscanthus roots and soil microbes contribute to forming long-lived deep soil carbon.

Weedy colonizers that are large, fast-growing grasses such as giant reed (), giant miscanthus (Pennisetum purpureum) are undisputed ‘kings of grasses’ and sources of bioenergy.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "miscanthus" in a sentence?
An example: "Members of the Brzostek Lab at West Virginia University marvel at the soil pit they dug to measure how miscanthus roots and soil microbes contribute to forming long-lived deep soil carbon." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "miscanthus" from authentic English texts.
What does "miscanthus" mean?
Miscanthus means: Any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, which is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is being used as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel.
How many example sentences with "miscanthus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "miscanthus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.