as in edible
suitable for use as food
some mushrooms are comfortably comestible, but others are decidedly poisonous
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Where there were once ingredients, there is now a comestible.
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Ryan Chapman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
For the next several weeks, acres of gingham blankets will be unfurled in grassy parkscapes coast to coast upon which thousands of wicker hampers will disgorge their comestible contents for the benefit of those who wish to dine al fresco.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
At the end of a catering event, what’s left over and comestible makes its way to Rethink, a nonprofit that provides meals to people living without food security.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2021
As far as comestible trends, Barcelona has long been a lab for innovation both within Spain and abroad.
—Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY, 19 June 2017
Ryan Chapman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
For the next several weeks, acres of gingham blankets will be unfurled in grassy parkscapes coast to coast upon which thousands of wicker hampers will disgorge their comestible contents for the benefit of those who wish to dine al fresco.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
At the end of a catering event, what’s left over and comestible makes its way to Rethink, a nonprofit that provides meals to people living without food security.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2021
As far as comestible trends, Barcelona has long been a lab for innovation both within Spain and abroad.
—Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY, 19 June 2017
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