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Cycad | Cycads

Cycad meaning

Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.

Synonyms of Cycad

gymnosperm

Using Cycad

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.
  • Useful related words include: gymnosperm.
  • In the example corpus, cycad often appears in combinations such as: sago cycad.

Context around Cycad

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sago 2× devastating 1×

Often after:

pest 1× sago 1× requires 1× seed 1×

Sentence patterns with Cycad

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

cycad sago is 1× dominated by cycad and ferns 1× from a cycad 1× most devastating cycad pest that 1× the cycad seed should 1× the sago cycad by cutting 1× the sago cycad requires special 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the end 1× cycad sago is 1× extracting edible starch 1× li analyzed pollen 1× sago is extracted 1× the cycad seed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and urban forests 1× as palm sago 1× cretaceous paleogene extinction 1× from a cycad 1× nature of cycads 1× the natural toxins 1×

Words around Cycad

Just before it in the word index:

cyc 13 cybr 3 cyborgs 29 cyborgians 3 cyborg 149 cybo 2

Just after it in the word index:

cycads 11 cycl 2 cyclacel 4 cyclades 13 cycladic 5 cyclamates 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Cycad

  • In this selection, "cycad" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sago, devastating, pest, sago and requires stand out and add context to how "cycad" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cycad sago is and dominated by cycad and ferns. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cycad" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cycad

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

Cycad sago is used for many of the same purposes as palm sago. (13 words)

The cycad seed should not be eaten as it remains highly toxic after washing. (14 words)

Extracting edible starch from the sago cycad requires special care due to the poisonous nature of cycads. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Sago is extracted from the sago cycad by cutting the pith from the stem, root and seeds of the cycads, grinding the pith to a coarse flour and then washing it carefully and repeatedly to leach out the natural toxins. (40 words)

By the end of the Cretaceous, angiosperms dominated tree floras in many areas, although some evidence suggests that biomass was still dominated by cycad and ferns until after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction. (32 words)

This tiny insect was among the first to invade Guam and remains the most devastating cycad pest that has altered the island's natural and urban forests. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

This tiny insect was among the first to invade Guam and remains the most devastating cycad pest that has altered the island's natural and urban forests.

Li analyzed pollen grains from the amber first spotted by Cai, confirming that it had come from a cycad.

By the end of the Cretaceous, angiosperms dominated tree floras in many areas, although some evidence suggests that biomass was still dominated by cycad and ferns until after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction.

Cycad sago is used for many of the same purposes as palm sago.

Extracting edible starch from the sago cycad requires special care due to the poisonous nature of cycads.

Sago is extracted from the sago cycad by cutting the pith from the stem, root and seeds of the cycads, grinding the pith to a coarse flour and then washing it carefully and repeatedly to leach out the natural toxins.

The cycad seed should not be eaten as it remains highly toxic after washing.

Common combinations with cycad

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cycad" in a sentence?
An example: "This tiny insect was among the first to invade Guam and remains the most devastating cycad pest that has altered the island's natural and urban forests." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "cycad" from authentic English texts.
What does "cycad" mean?
Cycad means: Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.
What are synonyms of "cycad"?
Common synonyms of "cycad" include: gymnosperm.
How many example sentences with "cycad" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "cycad", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.