esculent
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kyə adjective
1.
suitable for use as food; edible.
noun
2.
something edible, especially a vegetable.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any edible substance |
| —adj | |
| 2. | edible |
| [C17: from Latin ēsculentus good to eat, from ēsca food, from edere to eat] | |
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Esculent
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
esculent
1620s, from L. esculentus, from esca "food," from PIE *ed- "to eat" (see eat).
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