plant food

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Recent Examples of plant food Additionally, fiber, vital to digestion, is only present in plant foods like fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds.12 Various plant compounds, known as phytochemicals, are also lacking in animal foods, including antioxidants. Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025 Proteins are generally not the problem–there are plenty of protein-rich plant foods, from tofu, garbanzo beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds, to whole grains. Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Keep reading for more must-have gardening tools for seed season, including a propagation station, herb seed packets, all-purpose plant food, an indoor greenhouse kit, and more. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025 Fertilizers are not plant food. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plant food
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Noun
  • Produce that is served fresh can become adulterated with E. coli through fecal contamination, which can occur through wastewater, water in the growing area, fertilizer and the proximity of the growing area to livestock.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Subsidies for farmers using these synthetic fertilizers and pesticides stopped as well.
    Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The human rights lawyer and celebrate humanitarian can more than hold her own when going solo, and opted to stick to the glamorous dressing style—and vintage choices—that makes a stand-out Amal Clooney evening look.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 May 2025
  • Stangl confirms that the dressing and the spice rub can be made up to 4 days ahead.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025

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“Plant food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant%20food. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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