esculent

  • 11esculent — Edible; fit for eating. [L. esculentus, edible] * * * es·cu·lent es kyə lənt adj being edible esculent n …

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  • 12esculent — [ ɛskjʊlənt] formal adjective fit to be eaten. noun an esculent thing. Origin C17: from L. esculentus, from esca food , from esse eat …

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  • 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… …

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  • 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] * * * …

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  • 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,&#8230; …

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  • 16esculent — es|cu|lent [...k...] &LT;aus gleichbed. lat. esculentus zu esca »Speise«&GT; (veraltet) essbar …

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  • 17esculent — n. something that is edible, something that may be eaten adj. edible, may be eaten …

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  • 18esculent — I. a. Eatable, edible. II. n. Edible substance, eatable, edible, article of food …

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  • 19esculent — es·cu·lent …

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  • 20esculent — es•cu•lent [[t]ˈɛs kyə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) edible 2) something edible, esp. a vegetable • Etymology: 1615–25; &LT; L ēsculentus edible, full of food …

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