PABULUM

pabulum

(noun) insipid intellectual nourishment

comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals

(noun) any substance that can be used as food

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

pabulum (countable and uncountable, plural pabula or pabulums)

Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.

Material that feeds a fire.

(figuratively) Food for thought.

(figuratively) Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words.

Synonyms

• (bland intellectual fare): pablum

Source: Wiktionary

Pab"u*lum, n. [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See Pastor.]

Definition: The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition