plant food

noun

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This is especially true of non-heme iron found in plant foods such as nuts, whole grains, and leafy greens, says Rhian. Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025 Legumes Legumes are plant foods that include beans, lentils, and peas. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025 The basalt tools include mace-type objects and anvils, which would have been utilized to crack and crush plant foods. Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Keep reading for more must-have gardening tools for seed season, including a propagation station, herb seed packets, all-purpose plant food, an indoor greenhouse kit, and more. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plant food

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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 4 Apr. 2025.

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