pabulum

[ pab-yuh-luh m ]

/ ˈpæb yə ləm /

something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.

material for intellectual nourishment.

Origin of pabulum

1670–80; < Latin pābulum food, nourishment, equivalent to pā(scere) to feed (akin to food) + -bulum noun suffix of instrument

paasikivi, paba, pablo, pablum, pabst, pabulum, pabx, pac, pac-man defense, pac., paca

The pabulum seemed to be of vegetable origin, though varieties of it had a peculiar flesh-like flavor.

Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. |John Uri Lloyd
Everybody thinks he can teach English literature, and the public doesnt care particularly: it takes its pabulum largely on trust.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 |Elizabeth Bisland
To remove the leaves and fallen twigs is to withdraw much of the pabulum upon which the tree was destined to feed.

Man and Nature |George P. Marsh
Still more would it be of interest to discover what, if any, changes were wrought in the pabulum, or fluid generally.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 |Various

If any thing were thus needed as a pabulum for Oxygen, we might suppose it to be the oil itself that was thus burnt.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland

pabulum

/ (ˈpæbjʊləm) /

food

food for thought, esp when bland or dull

C17: from Latin, from pascere to feed