Explore Rubus through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Rubus in a sentence
Rubus meaning
Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
Synonyms of Rubus
Using Rubus
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
- Useful related words include: genus rubus, rosid dicot genus.
- In the example corpus, rubus often appears in combinations such as: blackberry rubus, rubus armeniacus, rubus species.
Context around Rubus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rubus
- In this selection, "rubus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blackberry, raspberries, edible, armeniacus, species and idaeus stand out and add context to how "rubus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include follicles and rubus species like and himalayan blackberry rubus armeniacus could. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rubus" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rubus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rubus species have a basic chromosome number of seven. (9 words)
Red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are thought to have been grown commercially in the South Island since 1890. (17 words)
Of all the aggressively invasive exotic species on the West Coast, Himalayan blackberry, Rubus armeniacus, could be the nastiest! (19 words)
Some species of blackberries and raspberries of the genus Rubus have been cultivated since the 17th century, while smooth-skinned blueberries and cranberries of the genus Vaccinium have been cultivated in the United States for over a century. (38 words)
Ranunculaceae species, including Clematis and Ranunculus have an etaerio of achenes, Calotropis has an etaerio of follicles, and Rubus species like raspberry, have an etaerio of drupelets. (27 words)
Breeding Brambles have been cultivated for thousands of years and been crossed back and forth to create the range of edible Rubus which we have today. (26 words)
Of all the aggressively invasive exotic species on the West Coast, Himalayan blackberry, Rubus armeniacus, could be the nastiest! (19 words)
Example sentences (7)
And before leaving this subject, I have to mention Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), whose sweet fruit I have tasted on many occasions.
Red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are thought to have been grown commercially in the South Island since 1890.
Of all the aggressively invasive exotic species on the West Coast, Himalayan blackberry, Rubus armeniacus, could be the nastiest!
Breeding Brambles have been cultivated for thousands of years and been crossed back and forth to create the range of edible Rubus which we have today.
Ranunculaceae species, including Clematis and Ranunculus have an etaerio of achenes, Calotropis has an etaerio of follicles, and Rubus species like raspberry, have an etaerio of drupelets.
Rubus species have a basic chromosome number of seven.
Some species of blackberries and raspberries of the genus Rubus have been cultivated since the 17th century, while smooth-skinned blueberries and cranberries of the genus Vaccinium have been cultivated in the United States for over a century.
Common combinations with rubus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: