Associations to the word «Edible»

Wiktionary

EDIBLE, adjective. That can be eaten without harm; innocuous to humans; suitable for consumption.
EDIBLE, adjective. That can be eaten without disgust.
EDIBLE, noun. Anything edible.
EDIBLE, noun. (marijuana) a foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter etc.
EDIBLE BIRD'S NEST, noun. The nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially the edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly prized in Chinese cuisine for delicacies such as bird's nest soup.
EDIBLE BIRD'S NESTS, noun. Plural of edible bird's nest
EDIBLE DORMICE, noun. Plural of edible dormouse
EDIBLE DORMOUSE, noun. The European dormouse, Glis glis, especially when considered as a food
EDIBLE FROG, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see edible,‎ frog.
EDIBLE FROG, noun. A member of a hybrid species of frog, Pelophylax kl. esculentus, a hybrid of the pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and the Central Asian marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus).
EDIBLE FROG, noun. Lithobates clamitans, a North American frog.

Dictionary definition

EDIBLE, noun. Any substance that can be used as food.
EDIBLE, adjective. Suitable for use as food.

Wise words

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