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plant food

American  

noun

  1. nourishment, as fertilizer or chemicals, for plants.


Etymology

Origin of plant food

First recorded in 1865–70


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They encouraged landowners plant food sources on the edge of crop fields or on farmland which did not yield much produce.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

We added plant food and tomato cages to the cart.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 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

In addition to being seen as the possessors of the power to create life, women in most hunter/gatherer societies were also co-providers through the collection of plant food.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022

Sometimes he put these little sticks of plant food in the dirt.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

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