edible
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ed·i·ble 
[ed-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
[ed-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent. |
| 2. | Usually, edibles. edible substances; food. |
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| ed·i·ble
(ěd'ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
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.] ed'i·bil'i·ty, ed'i·ble·ness n. |
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edible
1594, from L.L. edibilis, from L. edere "to eat," from PIE base *ed- "to eat" (cf. Skt. admi "I eat;" Gk. edo "I eat;" Lith. edu "I eat;" Hittite edmi "I eat," adanna "food;" O.Ir. ithim "I eat;" Goth. itan, O.Frank., O.Swed., O.E. etan, O.H.G. essan "to eat;" Avestan ad- "to eat;" Armenian utem "I eat;" O.C.S. jasti "to eat," Russian jest "to eat").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| edible | |
adjective | |
| 1. | suitable for use as food [ant: inedible] |
noun | |
| 1. | any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Edible
Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See Eat.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible. Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest, 2. Edible crab (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab. Edible frog (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food. Edible snail (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.
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