See Also: nutritious(dictionary)
nutritious(dictionary)

nutritious (iou)



nutritious adjective. M17.
[Latin nutritius, -icius, from nutric-, nutrix: see NOURICE, -ITIOUS2.]
Serving as nourishment; capable of nourishing; efficient as food. M17.
Stock & Land (Melbourne) A sheep's diet shifts from grass to pellets..a more nutritious food.
Anatomy & Zoology. Conveying nourishment. rare. M18.
A. Monro The Holes for the Passage of the nutritious Vessels.
nutritiously adverb M18.
nutritiousness noun E18.