How do you use Phaseolus in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Phaseolus in a sentence
Phaseolus meaning
any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas
Synonyms of Phaseolus
Using Phaseolus
- The main meaning on this page is: any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas
- Useful related words include: genus phaseolus, rosid dicot genus.
- In the example corpus, phaseolus often appears in combinations such as: bean phaseolus, of phaseolus.
Context around Phaseolus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Phaseolus
- In this selection, "phaseolus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bean, genus, vulgaris, coccineus and beans stand out and add context to how "phaseolus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include classified as phaseolus and later and common bean phaseolus vulgaris is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "phaseolus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with phaseolus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This was long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. (13 words)
The frequently garden grown common bean - Phaseolus vulgaris - is epigeal while the closely related runner bean - Phaseolus coccineus - is hypogeal. (20 words)
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization the term bean should include only species of Phaseolus; however, enforcing that prescription has proven difficult for several reasons. (28 words)
Five kinds of Phaseolus beans were domesticated Kaplan, p. 30: Domestication, besides involving selection for larger seed size, also involved selection for pods that did not curl and open when ripe, scattering the beans they contained. (36 words)
One is that in the past, several species, including Vigna angularis (azuki bean), mungo ( black gram ), radiata ( green gram ), and aconitifolia ( moth bean ), were classified as Phaseolus and later reclassified. (30 words)
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization the term bean should include only species of Phaseolus; however, enforcing that prescription has proven difficult for several reasons. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
The frequently garden grown common bean - Phaseolus vulgaris - is epigeal while the closely related runner bean - Phaseolus coccineus - is hypogeal.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization the term bean should include only species of Phaseolus; however, enforcing that prescription has proven difficult for several reasons.
Five kinds of Phaseolus beans were domesticated Kaplan, p. 30: Domestication, besides involving selection for larger seed size, also involved selection for pods that did not curl and open when ripe, scattering the beans they contained.
One is that in the past, several species, including Vigna angularis (azuki bean), mungo ( black gram ), radiata ( green gram ), and aconitifolia ( moth bean ), were classified as Phaseolus and later reclassified.
This was long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe.
Common combinations with phaseolus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bean phaseolus 2×
- of phaseolus 2×