Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for esculent
Adjective
  • All species produce edible fruits and gorgeous red to red-orange fall foliage.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The edible lipstick is a replica of Doja Cat’s signature MAC shade, Lady Danger.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • America Healthy Again, the clean-eating, vaccine-skeptical movement that opposes corruption in the food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Nightmares and negative emotions during dreams were also more common among study participants who reported unhealthier eating patterns, Nielsen told Health.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 8 July 2025
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“Esculent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esculent. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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