plant food

noun

Examples of plant food in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wait for the end of the growing season when plants are dead or nearly so, then strip them off and work in the plant food. Maureen Gilmer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024 These include the Mediterranean diet – a diet rich in plant foods, olive oil and seafood, and low in red meat and added sugar – and anti-inflammatory diets. Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024 Another potential case exists in Australia, where the first Aboriginal people likely used primitive tools to acquire and process nutritious plant foods like roots, tubers, and palm stems. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024 Turning seaweed into plant food is one of six proposals that Miami-Dade is considering as part of a county effort to find new ways to deal with a seaweed surge that scientists expect climate change will only make worse. Ashley Miznazi, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024 Eating a diverse array of plant foods provides your brain and body with many nutrients. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 13 Apr. 2023 Pairing iron-rich plant foods with heme iron sources found in meat, poultry, and fish can also optimize overall absorption. Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2023 May Help Reduce Cancer Risk Cucumbers contain a natural substance called lignans—like flax and sesame seeds, kale, broccoli, cabbage, strawberries, apricots, and other plant foods. Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 18 Nov. 2023 Choose a balanced, all-purpose plant food ($22, Walmart), or a liquid fish emulsion ($15, The Home Depot). Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023

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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plant%20food. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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