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edible

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ed·i·ble  (d-bl)
adj.
Fit to be eaten, especially by humans: edible roots; an edible mushroom.
n.
Something fit to be eaten; food: edibles such as vegetables and meat.

[Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

edi·bili·ty, edi·ble·ness n.

edible
Adjective
fit to be eaten; eatable [Latin edere to eat]
edibility n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.edibleedible - any substance that can be used as food
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
tuck - eatables (especially sweets)
Adj.1.edible - suitable for use as food
digestible - capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
palatable, toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"
tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
inedible, uneatable - not suitable for food

edible
adjective safe to eat, harmless, wholesome, palatable, digestible, eatable, comestible (rare) fit to eat, good << OPPOSITE inedible
Translations
edible [ˈɛdɪbl] adjcomestible

edible [ˈɛdɪbl] adjcomestible; [meal] → mangeable

edible [ˈɛdɪbl] adjessbar, genießbar

edible [ˈɛdɪbl] adjcommestibile; [meal] → mangiabile

edible
adj edible [ˈedəbl]
fit to be eaten Are these berries edible? eetbaar صالِح للأكْل ядлив jedlý spiselig eßbar εδώδιμος comestible söödav خوردنی syötävä comestible אָכִיל खाने योग्य jestiv ehető bisa dimakan ætur commestibile 食べられる 식용의 valgomas ēdams boleh dimakan eetbaar spiselig jadalny comestível comestibil съедобный jedlý užiten jestiv ätlig ที่สามารถกินได้ yenilebilir 食用的 їстівний; придатний для їжі کھانے کے لائق ăn được 食用
n ediˈbility
eetbaarheid صالِحِيَّة الأكْل ядливост poživatelnost spiselighed die Eßbarkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. εδώδιμο comestibilidad söödavus قابلیت خوراک syötävyys comestibilité אַכִילוּת खाद्यता, भोज्यता jestivost ehetőség kelezatan það að vera ætur commestibilità 食べられること 식용으로 알맞음 tinkamumas valgyti ēdamība kebolehan makan eetbaarheid det å være spiselig jadalność comestibilidade caracter comestibil съедобность jedlosť užitnost jestivost ätlighet อาหาร; สิ่งที่กินได้ yenilebilirlik 可食用性 їстівність کھانے کے قابل ہونے کی صفت tính có thể ăn được 食用


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I have heard that the white edible funguses are found principally at the edge of the wood, though I can't tell them apart.
We have been living upon the fat of the land, Ahm, having shown us the edible fruits, tubers and herbs, and twice a week we go out after fresh meat.
While they were searching round in quest of edible roots, they discovered a fresh trail of white men, who had evidently but recently preceded them.
 
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