al·i·men·ta·ry
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| 1. | concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive. |
| 2. | pertaining to food. |
| 3. | providing sustenance or maintenance. |
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alimentary
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
alimentary
1615, from M.L. ailimentarius "pertaining to food," from alimentum "nourishment," from alere "to nourish, rear, support, maintain," from PIE base *al- "to grow, nourish" (see old). Aliment "nourishment" was in Eng. from 1477.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| alimentary | |
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| of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
alimentary [ӕliˈmentəri]
the passage for the digestion of food in animals, including the gullet, stomach and intestines
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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. 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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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