pabulum
noun
pab·u·lum
| \ ˈpa-byə-ləm
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Definition of pabulum
1
: food
especially
: a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for absorption
Roots deliver pabulum to the plant.
2
: intellectual sustenance
pabulum for consideration and reflection
3
: something (such as writing or speech) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland
wrote pabulum that was intended to offend no one