ALIMENTARY

alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive

(adjective) of or providing nourishment; “good nourishing stew”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

alimentary (comparative more alimentary, superlative most alimentary)

Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.

Nourishing; nutritious.

Source: Wiktionary


Al`i*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.]

Definition: Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. Alimentary canal, the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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