Eatable \Eat"a*ble\ ([=e]t"[.a]*b'l), a.
Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food;
esculent; edible. -- n. Something fit to be eaten.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
eatable
adj : suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible] [ant:
inedible]
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible,
pabulum, victual, victuals]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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