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edible
/ˈɛdəbəl/
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What does edible mean?
adjective
- Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
- Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.
- In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.
More meanings (3)
noun
- Anything edible.
- In particular, an edible mushroom.
- A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol and/or other cannabinoids from cannabutter or other marijuana.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɛdəbəl/
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I earnestly urge that virulent poisons like Paris green, London purple, etc., never be used on fruit or edible vegetables.
Every order is represented, and nearly all the bones were those of edible species, which had certainly served as food to man.
More book examples (2)
Since seed stalks produce few edible leaves and the leaves on them are very harsh flavored, making seed is an undesirable trait.
With the edible bolete, whose flesh invariably remains white when cut, the product of its liquefaction by the vermin is a very pale brown.