plant food

noun

1

: food sense 1b

2

: fertilizer

Examples of plant food in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both are important for your health, and most plant foods contain a combination of the two. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

Academics who promoted Paleolithic nutrition in the 1980s called for plenty of plant foods in the diet and ignored Voegtlin, perhaps on account of his endorsement of eugenics. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Phytic acid is a compound in plant foods that has long carried a reputation as an antinutrient. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

Legumes Legumes are plant foods, including beans, lentils, and peas. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plant food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

plant food

noun

1

: food sense 2b

2

: fertilizer