- 1. a. Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries. Source: opted
- 2. adj. of or providing nourishment Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 s of or providing nourishment Source: ecdict
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