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EDIBLES
Noun
edibles
plural of edible
Source: Wiktionary
EDIBLE
Ed"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See Eat.]
Definition: Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon.
– n.
Definition: Anything edible. Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest,
2.
– Edible crab (Zoöl.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab.
– Edible frog (Zoöl.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food.
– Edible snail (Zoöl.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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