plant-based

adjective

ˈplant-ˌbāst 

1

: made or derived from plants

a plant-based burger

For postmenopausal women wary of hormones, "all natural" plant-based estrogens can be tempting.

—Consumer Reports

Creating a sirloin steak, with its fibrous protein and marbled fat, from plant-based proteins is a tough recipe to perfect.

—Prachi Patel

2

: consisting primarily or entirely of food (such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, oils, and beans) derived from plants

plant-based meals

For three months, the men followed a program that included a plant-based diet, moderate exercise, stress-reduction practices, and social support.

—Andrew Weil

Examples of plant-based in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Being 100 percent plant-based is our very foundation to avoid all animal and plastic material in our entire supply chain. —Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026

For the plant-based, seaweed forward food; for the sauna in a wartime electricity station on the edge of the land; for leaping straight out of the whimsical, high-design boat house into the North Sea. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

The formula is plant-based and fragrance is from essential oils—no ammonia, chlorine, or synthetic dyes. —Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026

Moonbowls also serves preservative-free and plant-based alternatives. —Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plant-based

• aftertaste
• interfaced
• interlaced
• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced