Nutritive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nutritive
       adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary},
              {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritious}]