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esculent

[ es-kyuh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. suitable for use as food; edible.


noun

  1. something edible, especially a vegetable.

esculent

/ ˈɛ²õ°ìÂáÊŠ±ôÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. any edible substance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. edible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of esculent1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ŧ²õ³¦³Ü±ô±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü²õ “edible, full of food,†equivalent to ŧ²õ³¦(²¹) “food†( escarole ) + -ulentus -ulent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of esculent1

C17: from Latin ŧ²õ³¦³Ü±ô±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü²õ good to eat, from ŧ²õ³¦²¹ food, from edere to eat
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It suits many of the esculent crops, as onions, beans, cabbages, carrots, beet-root, asparagus, &c.; the quantity applied varies from 5 to 10 bushels per acre.

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This has been one of the most remarkable potatoes known in the history of this esculent.

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There is no more delicate and finely-flavored esculent to be found in our markets than the egg plant, when cooked in the right manner.

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Of the esculent roots, the yam, dioscorea sativa, is the most valuable the island produces.

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Among these are a variety of esculent plants and roots, yielding a nutritious and agreeable food.

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