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Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.
  2. adj. of or providing nourishment
  3. 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
  4. 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.) SeeIdioplasma.-- Nutritive polyp (Zoöl.), any one of the zooids of a compoundhydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity.-- Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv.-- Nu"tri*tive*ness, n.
  5. j:100 s of or providing nourishment