Definition of "food-plant" [food-plant]

• Any plant that is used for food. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Barbara Kopple, who won Academy Awards in 1977 and 1991 for her nonfiction films about striking coal miners ("Harlan County USA") and food-plant employees ("American Dream"), respectively, suggested that the form has also benefited from a change in public perception."
• "The White House proposes increased manufacturer user fees to pay for food-plant inspections and to speed the review of applications for generic drugs and biologics, drugs derived from living organisms that are the industry's fastest-growing segment."
• "As already pointed out, this concentration on a few species has resulted in a vast number of potential food-plant species being neglected, genetic erosion and loss of associated indigenous knowledge."