How to Use corpse flower in a Sentence

corpse flower

noun
  • But the wildest thing about the corpse flower isn't just its smell.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 22 May 2019
  • Both were from the same group of seedlings as the current corpse flower plant.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 21 June 2019
  • One of its rare corpse flowers is about to bloom, in all its putrescence.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
  • In addition to their unique scent, corpse flowers can grow quite large.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
  • This is the first time any of the 10 corpse flowers at the Domes has bloomed.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
  • Gardeners in a glass and steel sphere step back to admire a rare corpse flower in bloom.
    — Richard Read, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • The corpse flower is only in bloom for 24 to 36 hours, so now is the time.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
  • The greenhouse also has two younger corpse flowers, around 3 and 6 years old, both grown from seeds.
    — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
  • Plant lovers will once again be able to visit the corpse flower at the Huntington.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2021
  • The corpse flower is a tricky plant to preserve outside its native habitat.
    — Doug Johnson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2021
  • As of noon on Friday the corpse flower was open but its scent was not yet at full potency.
    — Karl J. P. Smith, Scientific American, 29 July 2016
  • The corpse flower is about to spring to life at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 27 July 2022
  • The corpse flower, or titan arum, is expected to bloom in about 10 days, the zoo said.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 8 July 2022
  • Each corpse flower takes at least seven years to store enough energy to begin its bloom cycle.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 21 June 2019
  • Yet somehow, the corpse flower is one of the most fascinating and revered flowers on earth.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 15 Apr. 2021
  • But despite the corpse flower’s fame, its future is uncertain.
    — Doug Johnson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Three other corpse flowers have bloomed at the Domes in recent years, each on their own once-in-a-decade timeline.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2023
  • Across the greenhouse from Rhea is another corpse flower, this one between blooms, in its own pot.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The corpse flower and its host have a very intimate relationship.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2012
  • Scent aside, there are a number of other reasons people are attracted to the corpse flower.
    — Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
  • Experts say this rare bloom helps draw attention to the efforts of conserving the corpse flower.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • The corpse flower is the largest unbranched flower in the world, another point of attraction.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2023
  • The corpse flower, or Amorphophallus titanum, is a rare tropical plant known for its foul odor.
    — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Leyva’s corpse flower was on display in a simple 25-gallon bucket for two days while the plant was in full bloom.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021
  • While voodoo lilies are widely available from Internet vendors, corpse flower is not.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The passage of genes from distant lineages, such as the corpse flower and its vine host, is known as horizontal gene transfer.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2012
  • Known as the corpse flower or the titan arum, each of these rare plants opens up for only a few fleeting days, with several years between each bloom.
    — Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • Locals will now have to wait years before the corpse flower at the San Antonio Zoo blooms.
    — Peter Rasmussen, San Antonio Express-News, 18 July 2022
  • The corpse flower also raises its temperature on that first, most foul-smelling evening of the bloom, to further disperse the odor.
    — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The corpse flower at the Mitchell Park Domes is expected to fully open Wednesday.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018

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