Hypertext Webster Gateway: "edible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See
{Eat}.]
Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible
fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible.
{Edible bird's nest}. See {Bird's nest}, 2.
{Edible crab} (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food,
esp. the American blue crab ({Callinectes hastatus}). See
{Crab}.
{Edible frog} (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog ({Rana
esculenta}), used as food.
{Edible snail} (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp.
{Helix pomatia} and {H. aspersa} of Europe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
edible
adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {comestible}, {eatable}]
[ant: {inedible}]
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {eatable},
{pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]
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