Category:Nutritive

Nu"tri*tive, a. Etym: [cf. F. nutritif.]

Defn: 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 (zoöl.), any one of the zooids of a compound Hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity. -- nu"tri*tive*ly, adv. -- nu"tri*tive*ness, n.