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Adjective: edible  e-du-bul
  1. Suitable for use as food
    "The forager identified several edible mushrooms in the forest";
    - comestible [rare], eatable, esculent
Noun: edible  e-du-bul
  1. Any substance that can be used as food
    "The pantry was stocked with various edibles for the winter";
    - comestible, eatable, pabulum [rare], victual, vittle [archaic]

Derived forms: edibles

See also: digestible, killable, nonpoisonous, non-poisonous, nontoxic, palatable, pareve, parve, tender, vegan, vegetarian

Type of: food, nutrient

Encyclopedia: Edible