Edibleness

ed·i·ble  (d-bl)

adj.

Fit to be eaten: edible roots; an edible mushroom.

n.

Something fit to be eaten; food: edibles such as vegetables and meat.

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

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edi·bili·ty, edi·ble·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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edibleness - the property of being fit to eat edibility property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" digestibility, digestibleness - the property of being easy to digest indigestibility, indigestibleness - the property of being difficult to digest