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Pothos is an English word with synonyms like liana. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pothos in a sentence

Pothos meaning

  1. Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
  2. Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Synonyms of Pothos

liana golden pothos ivy arum epipremnum aureum scindapsus aureus

Related words

Other words often associated with Pothos or its synonyms:

vine

Using Pothos

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos. | Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
  • Useful related words include: liana, golden pothos, ivy arum, epipremnum aureum.
  • In the example corpus, pothos often appears in combinations such as: pothos and.

Context around Pothos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rifasciata 1× trailing 1× modified 1×

Often after:

ivy 1×

Sentence patterns with Pothos

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

aroids as pothos and all 1× genetically modified pothos ivy to 1× t rifasciata pothos and zanzibar 1× with trailing pothos zz plants 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in 1789 antoine 1× prop house specializes 1× the team genetically 1×

Common sentence endings:

and zanzibar gems 1× familles des plantes 1× pink rubber tree 1× their own growth 1×

Words around Pothos

Just before it in the word index:

potholing 2 potholes 248 potholed 13 pothole 127 pothohari 2 pothinus 2

Just after it in the word index:

pothuizen 2 poticha 2 potieria 2 potion 111 potions 73 potiphar 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Pothos

  • In this selection, "pothos" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rifasciata, trailing, modified and ivy stand out and add context to how "pothos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aroids as pothos and all and genetically modified pothos ivy to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pothos" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pothos

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

And so her dining room is ornamented with trailing pothos, ZZ plants and a pink rubber tree. (17 words)

Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plants (Dracaena t rifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gems. (19 words)

In 1789, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu classified all climbing aroids as Pothos and all terrestrial aroids as either Arum or Dracontium in his book Familles des Plantes. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

The team genetically modified pothos ivy to not only remove carcinogens such as chloroform and benzene from the air, but to synthesize a protein, called 2E1, that transforms these harmful compounds into molecules the plants use for their own growth. (40 words)

In 1789, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu classified all climbing aroids as Pothos and all terrestrial aroids as either Arum or Dracontium in his book Familles des Plantes. (27 words)

Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plants (Dracaena t rifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gems. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plants (Dracaena t rifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gems.

And so her dining room is ornamented with trailing pothos, ZZ plants and a pink rubber tree.

The team genetically modified pothos ivy to not only remove carcinogens such as chloroform and benzene from the air, but to synthesize a protein, called 2E1, that transforms these harmful compounds into molecules the plants use for their own growth.

In 1789, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu classified all climbing aroids as Pothos and all terrestrial aroids as either Arum or Dracontium in his book Familles des Plantes.

Common combinations with pothos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pothos" in a sentence?
An example: "Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plants (Dracaena t rifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gems." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pothos" from authentic English texts.
What does "pothos" mean?
Pothos means: Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
What are synonyms of "pothos"?
Common synonyms of "pothos" include: liana, golden pothos, ivy arum, epipremnum aureum, scindapsus aureus.
How many example sentences with "pothos" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "pothos", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.