/ ˈedəbl; NAmE / adjective
fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous :
The food at the hotel was barely edible.
edible fungi / snails / flowers
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from late Latin edibilis , from Latin edere eat.
/ ˈedəbl; NAmE / adjective
fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous :
The food at the hotel was barely edible.
edible fungi / snails / flowers
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from late Latin edibilis , from Latin edere eat.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005