See Also: pabulum(medicine)
pabulum(dictionary)

pabulum (iou)



pabulum noun. M17.
[Latin, from stem of pascere feed. Cf. PABLUM.]
Food, nutriment, esp. for plants or animals or their tissues. M17.
That which feeds a fire. L17.
That which nourishes and sustains the mind or soul. M18.
H. Acton A theatre whose comedies and tragedies could afford..perennial entertainment as well as literary pabulum.
Bland intellectual fare; an insipid or undemanding diet of words, entertainment, etc. L20
A. Carter The radio..fed me an aural pabulum of cheapjack heartbreak.
pabulary adjective of or pertaining to pabulum M19.