as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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Recent Examples of edible
Pomegranates Pomegranates are round, red fruits with thick skin and hundreds of juicy, edible seeds called arils.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 May 2025
Rachel Winkler, the zoo’s animal care supervisor, made edible bouquets for the 13-year-old Serai and other animal parents to enjoy Sunday.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Entertaining and insightful, the demonstrations blend history, storytelling, and preparation techniques of dishes like shrimp ceviche and ropa vieja—edible reflections of Key West’s Bahamian, Cuban, and Caribbean influences.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
How to use wild garlic in the kitchen As mentioned, the entire wild garlic plant is edible and can be used in place of other alliums.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 May 2025
Rachel Winkler, the zoo’s animal care supervisor, made edible bouquets for the 13-year-old Serai and other animal parents to enjoy Sunday.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Entertaining and insightful, the demonstrations blend history, storytelling, and preparation techniques of dishes like shrimp ceviche and ropa vieja—edible reflections of Key West’s Bahamian, Cuban, and Caribbean influences.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
How to use wild garlic in the kitchen As mentioned, the entire wild garlic plant is edible and can be used in place of other alliums.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edible
Adjective
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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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There will also be a chicken wings eating contest from 1:30 to 2 p.m. and a burger eating contest from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Non-eating attractions include an artist alley, a communal mural, a family fun zone, a beer garden and two stages of live music.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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 May. 2025.
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