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noun
The process of increasing the nutritional content of the edible portion of plant foods to levels that consistently exceed the average content observed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English fortification English biofortification From bio- + fortification.
