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[syn: alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nutritive \Nu"tri*tive\, a. [Cf. F. nutritif.]
Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions;
having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental;
alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.
[1913 Webster]
Nutritive plasma. (Biol.) See Idioplasma.
Nutritive polyp (Zool.), any one of the zooids of a
compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and
digestive cavity.
[1913 Webster] -- Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv. --
Nu"tri*tive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nutritive
adj 1: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn:
alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient,
nutritious, nutritive]