as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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Recent Examples of edible
Most of these produce items do not have an edible skin, which is a common thread with the fruit and vegetables that the group says have high pesticide levels.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 June 2025
The plants grow 6-12 inches tall, and the flowers are edible with a nutty, vanilla flavor.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
The beautiful foliage and edible lavender-blue flowers also enhance the beauty of garden beds and containers.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2025
Hemp's federal legalization would apply to products such as grains, oil, nuts, fiber and some edible leaves but not cannabinoid products.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 June 2025
The plants grow 6-12 inches tall, and the flowers are edible with a nutty, vanilla flavor.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
The beautiful foliage and edible lavender-blue flowers also enhance the beauty of garden beds and containers.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2025
Hemp's federal legalization would apply to products such as grains, oil, nuts, fiber and some edible leaves but not cannabinoid products.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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The county’s southern portion of I-Drive, meanwhile, includes more eating and entertainment options, the 400-foot high Orlando Eye Ferris wheel, higher-end hotels, the Orange County Convention Center and SeaWorld’s theme parks.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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Another Internet-famous eating style is the keto diet, with minimal carbohydrates.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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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 5 Jul. 2025.
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