edible.
Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
Meaning & usage
Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
edible fruit
Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.
Although stale, the bread was edible.
In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“eat”). Doublet of eatable.
Anything edible.
Anything edible. In particular, an edible mushroom.
A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol and/or other cannabinoids from cannabutter or other marijuana.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“eat”). Doublet of eatable.
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