Eatable

2 definitions found

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

  Eatable \Eat"a*ble\ ([=e]t"[.a]*b'l), a.
     Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food;
     esculent; edible. -- n. Something fit to be eaten.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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