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n. - The quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth.

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  • Adjective : a good, nutritious meal
  • Its juiciness and nutritiousness are visible in the trumpeter-like cheeks of the well-fed John Bull.
  • It's a huge brick of a book full of great tips for vegetarians and vegans alike about making sure your diet has a healthy balance and is full of yummy nutritiousness.
  • After a while it was noticed that the cattle were very eager to reach the grass growing on a certain spot, and on examination it was found that the seeds thrown away had come...
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