- esculent
- esculent 1620s, from L. esculentus "good to eat, eatable," from esca "food," from PIE *eds-qa- (Cf. Lith. eska "appetite"), from root *ed- "to eat" (see EDIBLE (Cf. edible)).
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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
esculent — ⇒ESCULENT, ENTE, adj. Rare. [En parlant d un aliment] Qui est propre à la consommation et à la dégustation. (Quasi )synon. comestible, savoureux, succulent. Elles [les huiles douces] ne sont esculentes qu autant qu elles sont unies à d autres… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Esculent — Es cu*lent, n. Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Esculent — (v. lat.), eßbar; daher Esculenta, eßbare, genießbare Gegenstände … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Esculent — Esculent, lat. deutsch, eßbar; esculenta, eßbare Sachen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
esculent — index palatable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
esculent — [es′kyo͞o lənt, es′kyələnt] adj. [L esculentus < esca, food < IE * ēdes < base * ed , to eat > L edere, EAT] fit for food; edible n. something fit for food, esp. a vegetable … English World dictionary
esculent — 1. adjective /ˈɛskjʊlənt/ Edible. , 1979: my custodian was now the ‘Old Bill’, the magistrate was one of those soppy, earnest chaps who long to hear of broken homes and deprived childhoods and Johanna was looking esculent in a cinnamon sheath… … Wiktionary
esculent — adjective Etymology: Latin esculentus, from esca food, from edere to eat more at eat Date: 1626 edible • esculent noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
esculent — Edible; fit for eating. [L. esculentus, edible] * * * es·cu·lent es kyə lənt adj being edible esculent n … Medical dictionary
