Definition: nutriment

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

nutriment
     n : a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nourishment,
          nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
   nourish. See Nourish.]
   1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
      repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
      food; aliment.

            The stomach returns what it has received, in
            strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
            the body.                             --South.

   2. That which promotes development or growth.

            Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds
            the mind ?                            --Swift.