How do you use Nasturtium in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like herb or flavouring, plus the exact meaning.
Nasturtium meaning
- The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
- A plant in this genus, garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
- Any of the plants in the genus Nasturtium that includes watercress.
Synonyms of Nasturtium
Using Nasturtium
- The main meaning on this page is: The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America. | A plant in this genus, garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). | Any of the plants in the genus Nasturtium that includes watercress.
- Useful related words include: herb, seasoner, flavouring, flavoring.
- In the example corpus, nasturtium often appears in combinations such as: watercress nasturtium, nasturtium officinale.
Context around Nasturtium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nasturtium
- In this selection, "nasturtium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, watercress, peppery, officinale, seed and leaf stand out and add context to how "nasturtium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include along with nasturtium oil and and and one nasturtium leaf. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nasturtium" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nasturtium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nasturtium seed, gathered by Kala from her garden. (8 words)
Garnish one drop of Angostura bitters in the middle of the glass and one nasturtium leaf. (16 words)
Quality Impact on Minimally Processed Vegetables Watercress (Nasturtium Officinale) is a rapidly growing aquatic or semi aquatic perennial plant. (19 words)
Another dish may have done the environment more favors, since Chef Ibarra turned invasive fennel plants into a rich, creamy soup along with nasturtium oil and local bee pollen. (29 words)
Nasturtium flowers, red onions, cilantro, red pimentos, puffed corn kernels, pear squash and sweet potato add texture to the ceviche, which is about to spill over. (26 words)
There were peppery nasturtium leaves on top, and it was served with delicate shrimp chips — the kind usually encountered in American-Chinese restaurants. (23 words)
Example sentences (7)
Nasturtium seed, gathered by Kala from her garden.
Garnish one drop of Angostura bitters in the middle of the glass and one nasturtium leaf.
Another dish may have done the environment more favors, since Chef Ibarra turned invasive fennel plants into a rich, creamy soup along with nasturtium oil and local bee pollen.
Nasturtium flowers, red onions, cilantro, red pimentos, puffed corn kernels, pear squash and sweet potato add texture to the ceviche, which is about to spill over.
There were peppery nasturtium leaves on top, and it was served with delicate shrimp chips — the kind usually encountered in American-Chinese restaurants.
Quality Impact on Minimally Processed Vegetables Watercress (Nasturtium Officinale) is a rapidly growing aquatic or semi aquatic perennial plant.
The nasturtiums received their common name because they produce an oil that is similar to that of watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
Common combinations with nasturtium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: