ESCULENT


Meaning of ESCULENT in English

/es"kyeuh leuhnt/ , adj.

1. suitable for use as food; edible.

n.

2. something edible, esp. a vegetable.

[ 1615-25; esculentus edible, full of food, equiv. to esc ( a ) food (cf. ESCAROLE) + -ulentus -ULENT ]

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