Noun: comestible ku'mes-ti-bul
Usage: rare
- Any substance that can be used as food
"The pantry was stocked with various comestibles for the winter";
- edible, eatable, pabulum [rare], victual, vittle [archaic]
Usage: rare
- Suitable for use as food
"The chef prepared a variety of comestible delights";
- edible, eatable, esculent
Derived forms: comestibles
See also: digestible, killable, nonpoisonous, non-poisonous, nontoxic, palatable, pareve, parve, tender, vegan, vegetarian
Encyclopedia: Comestible