food

Food is nourishment taken into the body. (noun)

An example of food is chicken parmigiana.

See food in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any substance taken into and assimilated by a plant or animal to keep it alive and enable it to grow and repair tissue; nourishment; nutriment
solid substances of this sort
a specified kind of food
anything that nourishes or stimulates; whatever helps something to keep active, grow, etc.: food for thought

adjective

See food in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(fo͞od)

noun

Material, usually of plant or animal origin, that contains or consists of essential body nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.
A specified kind of nourishment: breakfast food; plant food.
Nourishment eaten in solid form: food and drink.
Something that nourishes or sustains in a way suggestive of physical nourishment: food for thought; food for the soul.

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