Hypertext Webster Gateway: "comestible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T.
Elyot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.
Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
--Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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