Comestible

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus,
     comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]
     Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.
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           Some herbs are most comestible.          --Sir T.


                                                    Elyot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.
     Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
     --Thackeray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  comestible
       adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {edible}, {eatable}] [ant: {inedible}]
       n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {edible}, {eatable},
            {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]