Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nutritious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nutritious \Nu*tri"tious\, a. [L. nutricius, nutritius, from
nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See {Nurse},
{Nourish}.]
Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
-- {Nu*tri"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Nu*tri"tious*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nutritious
adj : providing nourishment; "good nourishing food" [syn: {alimentary},
{nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritive}]
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