What does edible mean in English? Meaning of edible definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "edible": any substance that can be used as food
Noun
Meaning: any substance that can be used as foodSynonyms: comestible
eatable
edible
pabulum
victual
victualsHyponyms: tuckHypernyms: food
nutrientMeaning of "edible": suitable for use as food
Adjective
Meaning: suitable for use as foodSynonyms: comestible
eatable
edibleAntonyms: inedible
uneatableSimilar: killable
non-poisonous
nonpoisonous
nontoxic
pareve
parveAlso see: digestible
palatable
tender
toothsomeAdjective: That can be eaten without harm; innocuous to humans; suitable for consumption. edible fruitThat can be eaten without disgust. Although stale, the bread was edible. 1957, Jane Van Zandt Brower, Experimental Stdies of Mimicry in Some North American Butterflies, in 1996, Lynne D. Houck, Lee C. Drickamer (editors), Foundations of Animal Behavior: Classic Papers with Commentaries, page 81, However, rather than try to place the Viceroy in a rigid, all-or-none category which implies more than the data show, the Viceroy is here considered more edible than its model, the Monarch, but initially less edible (except to C-2) than the non-mimetic butterflies used in these experiments. 2006, Ernest Small, Culinary Herbs, page 17, Recently germinated seeds are often even more nutritious from the point of view of humans because the stored chemicals are often transformed into more edible and palatable substances. 2009, Ephraim Philip Lansky, Helena Maaria Paavilainen, Figs, page 4, This gets to the heart of the matter because, in the parthenogenic state, the fruits are more edible (though there are also apparently advantages to pollinated figs, which may be bigger and stronger) and the trees more productive from the human's point of view.1957, Jane Van Zandt Brower, Experimental Stdies of Mimicry in Some North American Butterflies, in 1996, Lynne D. Houck, Lee C. Drickamer (editors), Foundations of Animal Behavior: Classic Papers with Commentaries, page 81, However, rather than try to place the Viceroy in a rigid, all-or-none category which implies more than the data show, the Viceroy is here considered more edible than its model, the Monarch, but initially less edible (except to C-2) than the non-mimetic butterflies used in these experiments.2006, Ernest Small, Culinary Herbs, page 17, Recently germinated seeds are often even more nutritious from the point of view of humans because the stored chemicals are often transformed into more edible and palatable substances.2009, Ephraim Philip Lansky, Helena Maaria Paavilainen, Figs, page 4, This gets to the heart of the matter because, in the parthenogenic state, the fruits are more edible (though there are also apparently advantages to pollinated figs, which may be bigger and stronger) and the trees more productive from the human's point of view.Synonyms:
succulent, tasty, savory, good, comestible, eatable, fit, digestible, harmless, nourishing, nutritious, palatable, toothsome, wholesome, esculent, nutritive,
Antonyms:
unsuitable, inadequate, harmful, inedible, poisonous, unpalatable,
