as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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Recent Examples of edible
Young leaves are edible while older leaves are used for flavoring soups, stews, and meats, but are removed before serving.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Nasturtium plants themselves are edible, lending spicy, peppery flavor to salads.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
There was a stray pop on The Daily Show when Gaten Matarazzo said food should be edible, and one person cheered for the Axis powers during WWII on The Tonight Show during Francesco De Carlo’s stand-up set.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Every single part of the plant is edible — flowers, leaves, stems, roots and unopened buds.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for edible
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Nasturtium plants themselves are edible, lending spicy, peppery flavor to salads.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
There was a stray pop on The Daily Show when Gaten Matarazzo said food should be edible, and one person cheered for the Axis powers during WWII on The Tonight Show during Francesco De Carlo’s stand-up set.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Every single part of the plant is edible — flowers, leaves, stems, roots and unopened buds.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for edible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edible
Adjective
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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
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These food categories are staples for most eating patterns that experts recommend for general health and disease prevention.1 1.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 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 16 May. 2026.
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