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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated;
[syn: perishable, spoilable]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay;
- Example: "this minute and perishable planet"
- Example: "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p['e]rissable.]
   Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;
   as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

perishable
    adj 1: liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or
           decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable
           foods such as butter and fruit" [ant: imperishable]
    n 1: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn:
         perishable, spoilable]