Definitions for: Nutritive

[adj] providing nourishment; "good nourishing food"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Nutritive plasma. (Biol.) See Idioplasma.

Nutritive polyp (Zo["o]l.), any one of the zooids of a
compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and
digestive cavity. -- Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv. --
Nu"tri*tive*ness, n.

Synonyms: alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, wholesome

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