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

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Rostellum in a sentence

Rostellum meaning

  1. A small beak-like process or extension; a small rostrum.
  2. A projecting part of the column in the flower of an orchid that separates the male stamen from the female gynoecium.
  3. A retractable protruding part at the anterior end of a soft-bodied tapeworm; the scolex from which it protrudes is often armed with hooks which serve to keep it in place attached to the host.

Using Rostellum

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small beak-like process or extension; a small rostrum. | A projecting part of the column in the flower of an orchid that separates the male stamen from the female gynoecium. | A retractable protruding part at the anterior end of a soft-bodied tapeworm; the scolex from which it protrudes is often armed with hooks which serve to keep it in place attached to the host.
  • In the example corpus, rostellum often appears in combinations such as: the rostellum.

Context around Rostellum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

pollinating 1×

Sentence patterns with Rostellum

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

below the rostellum pollinating it 1× lift the rostellum or move 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a small splinter 1× when the pollinator 1×

Common sentence endings:

pollinate the vine 1× rostellum pollinating it 1×

Words around Rostellum

Just before it in the word index:

rostelecom 10 rostek 2 rosted 3 roste 2 rostas 3 rostand 8

Just after it in the word index:

roster 2.594 rostered 18 rostering 8 rosters 180 rosthern 4 rostislav 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Rostellum

  • In this selection, "rostellum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pollinating stand out and add context to how "rostellum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include below the rostellum pollinating it and lift the rostellum or move. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rostellum" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rostellum

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

When the pollinator enters another flower of the same species, the pollinium has taken such position that it will stick to the stigma of the second flower, just below the rostellum, pollinating it. (33 words)

A small splinter of wood or a grass stem is used to lift the rostellum or move the flap upward, so the overhanging anther can be pressed against the stigma and self-pollinate the vine. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

A small splinter of wood or a grass stem is used to lift the rostellum or move the flap upward, so the overhanging anther can be pressed against the stigma and self-pollinate the vine. (35 words)

When the pollinator enters another flower of the same species, the pollinium has taken such position that it will stick to the stigma of the second flower, just below the rostellum, pollinating it. (33 words)

Example sentences (2)

A small splinter of wood or a grass stem is used to lift the rostellum or move the flap upward, so the overhanging anther can be pressed against the stigma and self-pollinate the vine.

When the pollinator enters another flower of the same species, the pollinium has taken such position that it will stick to the stigma of the second flower, just below the rostellum, pollinating it.

Common combinations with rostellum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rostellum" in a sentence?
An example: "A small splinter of wood or a grass stem is used to lift the rostellum or move the flap upward, so the overhanging anther can be pressed against the stigma and self-pollinate the vine." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "rostellum" from authentic English texts.
What does "rostellum" mean?
Rostellum means: A small beak-like process or extension; a small rostrum.
How many example sentences with "rostellum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "rostellum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.