Taimepõhist

Taimepõhist is an Estonian adjective meaning plant-based or plant-derived. It describes diets, products, processes, or approaches that rely on plant sources rather than animal products or synthetic materials. The term is formed from taime, meaning plant, and the suffix -põhist, which conveys the idea of a basis or origin.

Usage and scope: Taimepõhist is commonly used in nutrition, food industry, cosmetics, and materials science to signal a botanical basis. For example, taimepõhist toitumist (plant-based nutrition) or taimepõhist päritolu koostisosad (plant-derived ingredients) are typical expressions. In research and marketing, the word emphasizes botanical sources. In everyday language, taimepõhine is also widely used, and the two forms are often interchangeable, though taimepõhist can place a slightly stronger emphasis on the plant-based origin of the subject.

Relation to related terms: The concept overlaps with the broader idea of plant-based approaches found in Estonian discourse, including discussions of diet, agriculture, and product development. Differences between taimepõhist and taimepõhine are largely stylistic and contextual, with taimepõhist tending to highlight the foundation or basis of the system or product.

See also: taimepõhine dieet (plant-based diet); plant-derived ingredients.