Esculent
11esculent — Edible; fit for eating. [L. esculentus, edible] * * * es·cu·lent es kyə lənt adj being edible esculent n …
12esculent — [ ɛskjʊlənt] formal adjective fit to be eaten. noun an esculent thing. Origin C17: from L. esculentus, from esca food , from esse eat …
13Esculent swallow — Esculent Es cu*lent, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.] Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. [1913 Webster] Esculent grain for… …
14esculent — /es kyeuh leuhnt/, adj. 1. suitable for use as food; edible. n. 2. something edible, esp. a vegetable. [1615 25; < L esculentus edible, full of food, equiv. to esc(a) food (cf. ESCAROLE) + ulentus ULENT] * * * …
15esculent — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Fit to be eaten: comestible, eatable, edible. See INGESTION. II noun Something fit to be eaten: aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition,… …
16esculent — es|cu|lent [...k...] <aus gleichbed. lat. esculentus zu esca »Speise«> (veraltet) essbar …
17esculent — n. something that is edible, something that may be eaten adj. edible, may be eaten …
18esculent — I. a. Eatable, edible. II. n. Edible substance, eatable, edible, article of food …
19esculent — es·cu·lent …
20esculent — es•cu•lent [[t]ˈɛs kyə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) edible 2) something edible, esp. a vegetable • Etymology: 1615–25; < L ēsculentus edible, full of food …