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Esculent
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What's The Definition Of Esculent?Synonyms | Synonyms for Esculent: Related Terms | Find terms related to Esculent: See Also | Esculent In Webster's Dictionary \Es"cu*lent\, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr.
esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.]
Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as,
esculent plants; esculent fish.
Esculent grain for food. --Sir W.
Jones.
{Esculent swallow} (Zo["o]l.), the swallow which makes the
edible bird's-nest. See {Edible bird's-nest}, under
{Edible}.
\Es"cu*lent\, n. Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man. |
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