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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[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

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Nutritive polyp

(Zool.)

any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity.

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Nu′tri-tive-ly

adv.

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Nu′tri-tive-ness

Noun.

Adj.

Having the quality of nourishing; nutrimental; alimental; as a nutritive food.