esculent

es·cu·lent

adj \ˈes-kyə-lənt\

Definition of ESCULENT

: edible

— esculent noun

Examples of ESCULENT

1. <harvesting wild mushrooms is no business for amateurs, since some of the esculent ones closely resemble poisonous varieties>

Origin of ESCULENT

Latin esculentus, from esca food, from edere to eat — more at eat

First Known Use: 1626

Related to ESCULENT

Synonyms: comestible, eatable, eating, edible

Antonyms: inedible, nonedible, uneatable

Related Words: absorbable, chewable, digestible, ingestible, swallowable; nourishing, nutritious, nutritive; appetizing, delicious, flavorful, palatable, savory (also savoury), succulent, tasty, toothsome, toothy

Near Antonyms: indigestible, nondigestible, nonnutritious, undigestible

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