EDIBLE


Meaning of EDIBLE in English

/ 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.