plant food
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plant food
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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We added plant food and tomato cages to the cart.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
It's also important to "feed" them at this time by adding plant food to the soil to ensure they have enough nutrients.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Hauling tons of sugar into space as plant food may not make much sense, but recent advances in synthesizing sugars in electrolyzers may make that unnecessary.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 7, 2023
Before our study, the earliest known plant food remains in Southwest Asia were from a hunter-gatherer site in Jordan roughly dating to 14,400 years ago, reported in 2018.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2022
Sometimes he put these little sticks of plant food in the dirt.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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