as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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Recent Examples of edible
Kyle Hagerty is a gardener with more than 20 years of experience in edible gardening who shares his tips on his popular account @urbanfarmstead.
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Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
Gourmand scents stay strong on comfort and nostalgia Gourmand fragrances the dessert-leaning, edible-smelling category aren’t slowing down.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
The garden is currently growing kale, collards, fennel, peas, beets, carrots, lettuces and edible flowers.
—Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
The evergreen shrubs are also dotted with small red berries that are edible, but the real attention-grabber is its scent.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
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Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
Gourmand scents stay strong on comfort and nostalgia Gourmand fragrances the dessert-leaning, edible-smelling category aren’t slowing down.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
The garden is currently growing kale, collards, fennel, peas, beets, carrots, lettuces and edible flowers.
—Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
The evergreen shrubs are also dotted with small red berries that are edible, but the real attention-grabber is its scent.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edible
Adjective
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In addition to guidelines that prohibit explicit pro-eating disorder content, Instagram and TikTok have dedicated pages about getting help for eating disorders.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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Sporks have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Rhode Island, and as the traveler’s preferred eating utensil, they’re destined to go ever further.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Via a show kitchen, diners will be able to watch chefs prepare the tasting menu, inspired by a knotted garden, which is believed to always contain something green, in flower, or eatable.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2023
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The remaining trees are Adirondack crabapple trees, another fragrant tree that blooms white flowers bearing dime-sized apple-like fruit and autumn brilliance serviceberry or juneberry, which Desotelle said bears an eatable fruit that’s a cross between an apple and a blueberry.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2022
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“Edible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edible. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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