alimentary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

alimentary
    adj 1: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn:
           {alimentary}, {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutrient},
           {nutritious}, {nutritive}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Alimentary \Al`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum:
   cf. F. alimentaire.]
   Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of
   nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Alimentary canal}, the entire channel, extending from the
      mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through
      the body, and the useless parts ejected.
      [1913 Webster]