nutritious (noun)

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• nutritious — adjective Etymology: Latin nutricius, from nutric , nutrix nurse, from nutrire to nourish more at nourish Date: 1665 nourishing • nutritiously adverb • nutritiousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nutritious — adjective full of nutrients; nourishing. Derivatives nutritiously adverb nutritiousness noun Origin C17: from L. nutritius that nourishes + ous …   English new terms dictionary

• nutritious — /njuˈtrɪʃəs / (say nyooh trishuhs) adjective nourishing, especially in a high degree. {Latin nūtrīcius, nūtrītius} –nutritiously, adverb –nutritiousness, noun …  

• nutritiousness — noun the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth • Syn: ↑nutritiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑nutritive (for: ↑nutritiveness), ↑nutritious • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• wheat germ — noun embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins • Hypernyms: ↑nutriment, ↑nourishment, ↑nutrition, ↑sustenance, ↑aliment, ↑alimentation, ↑victuals • …   Useful english dictionary

• soja bean — noun erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil rich seeds; native to Asia • Syn: ↑soy, ↑soya, ↑soybean …   Useful english dictionary

• winged bean — noun a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics • Syn: ↑winged pea, ↑goa bean, ↑goa bean vine, ↑Manila bean, ↑Psophocarpus tetragonolobus • Hypernyms: ↑vine …   Useful english dictionary

• diet — noun 1 food sb/sth usually eats ADJECTIVE ▪ good, healthful (AmE), healthy, nutritious, sensible ▪ balanced, varied, well balanced …   Collocations dictionary

• food — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ decent …   Collocations dictionary

• snack — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light, little, small ▪ quick ▪ We stopped for a quick snack. ▪ healthy, nutritious …   Collocations dictionary

• dahl — noun 1. tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics • Syn: ↑pigeon pea, ↑pigeon pea plant, ↑cajan pea, ↑catjang pea, ↑red gram, ↑dhal, ↑Cajanus cajan …   Useful english dictionary