a. [ Cf. F. nutritif. ] Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nutritive plasma. (Biol.) See Idioplasma. -- Nutritive polyp (Zool.), any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv. -- Nu"tri*tive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]