as in edible
suitable for use as food
harvesting wild mushrooms is no business for amateurs, since some of the esculent ones closely resemble poisonous varieties
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And when studying marijuana’s effects in people, researchers can’t simply hand out a joint or edible and track what happens.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026 -
This space is also home to the world’s first net-positive energy restaurant, which runs on solar power and features a rooftop edible garden.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 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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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
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“Esculent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esculent. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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