Al`i*men"tal (&?;), a. Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.
A`li*men"tal*ly, adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.
Al`i*men"ta*ri*ness (&?;), n. The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [R.]
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.
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.
Al`i*men*ta"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL. alimentatio.] 1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.