[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.
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Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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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.
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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]