EDIBLE


Meaning of EDIBLE in English

— edibility, edibleness , n.

/ed"euh beuhl/ , adj.

1. fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.

n.

2. Usually, edibles . edible substances; food.

[ 1605-15; edibilis, equiv. to ed ( ere ) to EAT + -ibilis -IBLE ]

Syn. 1. comestible, consumable.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .