Cruciferous is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cruciferous in a sentence
Cruciferous meaning
- Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
- Bearing a cross.
Synonyms of Cruciferous
Using Cruciferous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard. | Bearing a cross.
- Useful related words include: dilleniid dicot family.
- In the example corpus, cruciferous often appears in combinations such as: cruciferous vegetables, cruciferous vegies, and cruciferous.
Context around Cruciferous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cruciferous
- In this selection, "cruciferous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, name, berries, packed, vegetables, vegies and vegetable stand out and add context to how "cruciferous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a monogeneric cruciferous tribe erysimeae and and your cruciferous veggies like. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cruciferous" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cruciferous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. (9 words)
This will make you a convert to this wonderful cruciferous vegetable. (11 words)
Eat cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, Brussel’s sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli. (11 words)
Anti-inflammatory do's include: dark leafy greens, cold water fish, beans, berries, cruciferous vegetables, turmeric and other spices like cinnamon, green tea, and almonds, among other nutrient and antioxidant-rich foods. (32 words)
One of her favorites is a warm evergreen soup, made from healing bone broth and fiber-packed cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, cauliflower and kale — garnished with grated, anti-inflammatory turmeric. (31 words)
This week’s poem, Jodi Paloni’s “Winter Kale,” invites us to contemplate a wintered-over cruciferous green and all it might mean to us in the cold months. (29 words)
Example sentences (15)
These vegetables have leaves in the shape of a cross (hence the name cruciferous).
This week’s poem, Jodi Paloni’s “Winter Kale,” invites us to contemplate a wintered-over cruciferous green and all it might mean to us in the cold months.
Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts.
The broccolini is especially good as cruciferous vegies are associated with a lower risk of colon cancer, amid other benefits.
This day had no wholegrains, legumes, nuts, seeds or cruciferous vegies, all of which have been shown to be particularly good for gut health.
Anti-inflammatory do's include: dark leafy greens, cold water fish, beans, berries, cruciferous vegetables, turmeric and other spices like cinnamon, green tea, and almonds, among other nutrient and antioxidant-rich foods.
A review of epidemiological studies found a significant inverse relationship between intake of cruciferous vegetables and colon cancer risk.
Foods that commonly cause gut problems include: dairy products, caffeine, carbonated drinks, sugar, candy and junk food, fruit juices, beans and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower.
One of her favorites is a warm evergreen soup, made from healing bone broth and fiber-packed cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, cauliflower and kale — garnished with grated, anti-inflammatory turmeric.
This will make you a convert to this wonderful cruciferous vegetable.
Vegetables: Brussels sprouts, lettuce, spinach, potatoes and cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli.
We get these amino acids when we eat beef, fish, poultry, and your cruciferous veggies like brussels sprouts, cabbage, and broccoli.
Eat cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, Brussel’s sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli.
Erysimum has recently been ascribed to a monogeneric cruciferous tribe, Erysimeae.
On September 30, 2010, he appeared as himself on The Big Bang Theory season 4 episode " The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification ".
Common combinations with cruciferous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: