Meanings
- not comparableBased on plants; especially, of a diet, consisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants; vegan.
I only eat plant-based food.
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So, what is my prescription for good health? In short, it is about the multiple health benefits of consuming whole, plant-based foods, and the largely unappreciated health dangers of consuming animal-based foods, including all types of meat, dairy, and eggs.
2016, T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell, The China Study, revised and expanded edition, BenBella Books, Inc.“We’re positive on the future for plant-based meat, but this is a 20- to 25-year story,” he said. “It’s not going to happen in three to five to 10 years.”
2022 November 21, Julie Creswell, quoting John Baumgartner, “Beyond Meat Is Struggling, and the Plant-Based Meat Industry Worries”, in The New York Times - not comparableMade from plants other than the traditional source.
plant-based pasta
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plant-based pizza crust
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Popularized by American biochemist T. Colin Campbell as an alternative to ideologically connoted terms such as vegan.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kasvipohjainen
- kasvipohjainenconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
French à base de plantes, végétalien
- à base de plantesconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
- végétalienconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
German pflanzenbasiert
- pflanzenbasiertconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
Hungarian növényi eredetű, növényi alapú
- növényi eredetűconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
- növényi alapúconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
Polish roślinny
- roślinnyconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
Swedish växtbaserad
- växtbaseradconsisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants
Cite this entry
plant-based. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant-based
“plant-based.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant-based. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plant-based,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant-based.
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