comestible

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comestible - 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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  Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.
     Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
     --Thackeray.
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comestible - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]