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Topic: BIOLOGY

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: nutrimentum, from nutrire; NUTRIENT

nutriment

 noun
     
nu‧tri‧ment [uncountable] formal
DFNHB a substance that gives plants and animals what they need in order to live and grow [= nourishment]
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