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Esculent
Pronunciation : Es"cu*lent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See Eat.]
Definition : Defn: Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. Esculent grain for food. Sir W. Jones. Esculent swallow (Zo?l.), the swallow which makes the edible bird's- nest. See Edible bird's-nest, under Edible.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Es"cu*lent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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