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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any substance that can be used as food;
[syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. suitable for use as food;
[syn: edible, comestible, eatable]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.] Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. [1913 Webster] Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

comestible adj 1: suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible, eatable] [ant: inedible, uneatable] n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]