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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