nutritive
n. உணவு வகை, ஊட்டந்தரும் உணவு, (பெ.) உணவாகப் பயன்படுகிற, ஊட்டச் சத்துடைய.
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.