How to Use corpse flower in a Sentence

corpse flower

noun

• This is the first time any of the 10 corpse flowers at the Domes has bloomed.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
• But the wildest thing about the corpse flower isn't just its smell.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 22 May 2019
• The corpse flower is about to spring to life at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 27 July 2022
• The corpse flower is only in bloom for 24 to 36 hours, so now is the time.
  — Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
• Both were from the same group of seedlings as the current corpse flower plant.
  — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 21 June 2019
• 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
• Plant lovers will once again be able to visit the corpse flower at the Huntington.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2021
• 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
• The corpse flower blooms only after 7-10 years of growth.
  — oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
• The last corpse flower that bloomed at the Huntington peaked at 98.5 inches tall.
  — Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
• 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 last time a corpse flower bloomed in South Florida was in July 2014 at the same nursery.
  — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 10 June 2019
• In addition to their unique scent, corpse flowers can grow quite large.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• After Lois died there came Audrey the corpse flower and now Houston has Lou.
  — Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• 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 at the Mitchell Park Domes is expected to fully open Wednesday.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
• The culprit is a corpse flower—a plant that blooms as rarely as once a decade and maintains its flower for only about 36 hours.
  — Karl J. P. Smith, Scientific American, 29 July 2016
• The New York Botantical Garden hasn’t had a corpse flower since 1939.
  — Karl J. P. Smith, Scientific American, 29 July 2016
• Yet somehow, the corpse flower is one of the most fascinating and revered flowers on earth.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 15 Apr. 2021
• But the college said a new corpse flower sprouted Tuesday.
  — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, 16 Aug. 2019
• The corpse flower is a tricky plant to preserve outside its native habitat.
  — Doug Johnson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2021
• The corpse flower is the largest unbranched flower in the world, another point of attraction.
  — 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
• 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
• The two other corpse flowers bloomed earlier this month.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017
• Pepé Le Pew was first planted in 2006, and corpse flowers usually bloom once every few years.
  — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 10 June 2019
• 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
• Queen of that bunch is the Titan Arum, simply known as the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanium) because of the terrible smell of its blossoms.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 6 Aug 2024