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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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