as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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While most growers cultivate sweet potatoes for their roots, sweet potato leaves are edible and can be used like spinach.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Former workers at Kimberly-Clark supplier say they were mistreated, lawsuit alleges
Former employees of a Malaysian latex gloves supplier for Kimberly-Clark Corp. say they were trafficked, abused and provided unsanitary company housing with barely edible food.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024
Like flowers appearing after a springtime rain, this fungus, blooming in mid-August, was an edible treat suggesting a welcome change of seasons.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
Munk’s Plastic Fantastic, which features edible simulated plastic made from collagen and algae atop a piece of fried plaice, is a conceptual marvel that evokes the garbage clogging our seas.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Former workers at Kimberly-Clark supplier say they were mistreated, lawsuit alleges
Former employees of a Malaysian latex gloves supplier for Kimberly-Clark Corp. say they were trafficked, abused and provided unsanitary company housing with barely edible food.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024
Like flowers appearing after a springtime rain, this fungus, blooming in mid-August, was an edible treat suggesting a welcome change of seasons.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
Munk’s Plastic Fantastic, which features edible simulated plastic made from collagen and algae atop a piece of fried plaice, is a conceptual marvel that evokes the garbage clogging our seas.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Edible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edible. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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