pharmacophagy

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noun

The consumption of plants etc. to acquire beneficial chemicals, rather than for nutrition.

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Meanings

nounpharmacophagy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe consumption of plants etc. to acquire beneficial chemicals, rather than for nutrition.

Origin

From pharmaco- + -phagy.

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APA

pharmacophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacophagy

MLA

“pharmacophagy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacophagy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharmacophagy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacophagy.

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