plant food

noun

Synonyms of plant foodnext
1
: food sense 1b
2
: fertilizer

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Protein foods that have all of the EAAs build muscle; these are animal proteins and plant foods such as soy or quinoa. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Free-grazing cattle had grazed on many of the traditional plant foods and pushed out the native game. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body cannot digest, and it’s mostly found in plant foods. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 July 2026 Both are important for your health, and most plant foods contain a combination of the two. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plant food

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of plant food was in 1853

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plant food

noun
1
: food sense 2b
2
: fertilizer

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