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 food. Sir… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salagane — Sal a*gane, n. [From the Chinese name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The esculent swallow. See under {Esculent}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edible-nest Swiftlet — Esculent Swallow and Nest by John Latham Conservation status … Wikipedia
Linchi — Lin chi (l[i^]n ch[i^]), n. [Native Chinese name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An esculent swallow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
food — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Nourishment Nouns 1. food, aliment, nourishment, nutriment; aliment[ation], foodstuffs, sustenance, nurture, subsistence, provender, daily bread, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; fare,… … English dictionary for students
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy … English dictionary for students
