plant food

noun

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Legumes Legumes are plant foods that include beans, lentils, and peas. Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025 Early Homo populations, more than 700,000 years ago, were already using starch-rich plant foods, as shown by residues on Acheulian stone tools. New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025 Recent research suggests loading up on whole plant foods, like fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains can be protective against multiple types of cancer, colorectal included. Korin Miller, SELF, 14 Nov. 2025 Sweet Potatoes Have More Vitamin A Some plant foods contain carotenoids. Merve Ceylan, Health, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plant food

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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plant%20food. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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