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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nutritive \Nu"tri*tive\, adjective [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}, adverb -- {Nu"tri*tive*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nutritive
adjective: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary}, {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritious}]
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