Comestible

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  • adjective. Fit to be eaten; edible.
  • noun. Something that can be eaten as food.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Eatable; edible.
  • noun. An eatable; an edible; an article of food.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
  • adjective. Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any substance that can be used as food
  • adjective. suitable for use as food
  • Word Usage
    "If an herb, spice, or other comestible is one I’ve never heard of, I buy it immediately."
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    eatable  edible  esculent