1. Suitable for use as food
   "The botanist cataloged esculent plants native to the region";
   - edible, comestible [rare], eatable

1. Any edible substance, especially a vegetable
   "The forager's basket was full of wild esculents"

Derived forms: esculents

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

Encyclopedia: Esculent