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Definition of digestive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

digestive

adjective
 
/daɪˈdʒestɪv/,
 
/dɪˈdʒestɪv/
 
/daɪˈdʒestɪv/,
 
/dɪˈdʒestɪv/
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  1. connected with the digestion of food; helping the process of digestion
    • the digestive tract
    • digestive problems
    • Peppermint is often gentler than other digestive herbs.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDigestive is used with these nouns:
    • biscuit
    • organ
    • system
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French digestif, -ive or Latin digestivus, from digest- ‘digested’, from the verb digerere, from di- ‘apart’ + gerere ‘carry’.
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