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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or providing nourishment;
- Example: "good nourishing stew"
[syn: alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alimentary \Al`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alimentary adj 1: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive]