'pabulum' definitions:

Definition of 'pabulum'

From: WordNet
noun
Any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
noun
Insipid intellectual nourishment

Definition of 'pabulum'

From: GCIDE
  • pabulum \pab"u*lum\, n. [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See Pastor.]
  • 1. The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment. [WordNet sense 1]
  • Syn: comestible, edible, eatable, victual, victuals. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. Hence: That which feeds or sustains, such as fuel for a fire; especially, that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; intellectual sustenance; as, intellectual pabulum. [WordNet sense 2]
  • Syn: food for thought, intellectual nourishment. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. Trite or simplistic writing, sentiments, etc.; pablum[3]. [PJC]