Esculent (adj)
es-kyu-lent
suitable for use as food; edible.
First recorded in 1615–25 and comes from Latin ēsculentus, “edible, full of food.”
Esculentus shares a root with escarole, “a broad leaf used in salads.”
Example sentences
“The ability to find esculent plants was vital to their survival.”
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