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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.
Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
--Thackeray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
comestible
adj : suitable for use as food [syn: edible, eatable] [ant: inedible]
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: edible, eatable,
pabulum, victual, victuals]
WordNet (r) 2.0
eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals
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