edible
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- any substance that can be used as foodSynonyms: comestibleeatablepabulumvictualvictuals
Adjective (1)
- suitable for use as foodSynonyms: comestibleeatable
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See Eat.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster]
Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest, 2.
Edible crab (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab.
Edible frog (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food.
Edible snail (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe. [1913 Webster]
The Devil's Dictionary
EDIBLE, adj. Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.