\Al`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum:
cf. F. alimentaire.]
Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of
nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
{Alimentary canal}, the entire channel, extending from the
   mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through
   the body, and the useless parts ejected.