edible

Edible — Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any species of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

edible — index palatable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

edible — 1590s, from L.L. edibilis eatable, from L. edere to eat, from PIE root *ed to eat (Cf. Skt. admi I eat; Gk. edo I eat; Lith. edu I eat; Hittite edmi I eat, adanna food; O …   Etymology dictionary

edible — [adj] able to be eaten comestible, digestible, eatable, esculent, fit, good, harmless, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, savory, succulent, tasty, toothsome, wholesome; concepts 462,613 Ant. harmful, inedible, poisonous, unpalatable …   New thesaurus

edible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fit to be eaten. ► NOUN (edibles) ▪ items of food. DERIVATIVES edibility noun. ORIGIN Latin edibilis, from edere eat …   English terms dictionary

edible — [ed′ə bəl] adj. [LL edibilis < L edere, EAT] fit to be eaten n. anything fit to be eaten; food usually used in pl. edibility [ed′əbil′ə tē] n. edibleness …   English World dictionary

edible — eatable, edible Eatable means ‘fit to be eaten’ and is normally applied to food, whereas edible means ‘suitable for eating’ and is often contrasted with what is poisonous or harmful (e.g. edible mushrooms / edible snails) …   Modern English usage

edible — ed|i|ble [ edəbl ] adjective food that is edible is safe or good enough to eat: edible mushrooms The food in the cafeteria is barely edible (=it tastes very bad) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

edible — UK [ˈedɪb(ə)l] / US [ˈedəb(ə)l] adjective food that is edible is safe or good enough to eat edible mushrooms The food in the cafeteria is barely edible (= it tastes very bad) …   English dictionary

edible — ed|i|ble [ˈedıbəl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: edibilis, from Latin edere to eat ] something that is edible can be eaten ▪ These berries are edible, but those are poisonous …   Dictionary of contemporary English

edible — [[t]e̱dɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If something is edible, it is safe to eat and not poisonous. ...edible fungi. Ant: inedible …   English dictionary