Meaning of COMESTIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | ku'mestubul
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- [n] any substance that can be used as food
- [adj] suitable for use as food
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| | Synonyms: | | eatable, eatable, edible, edible, killable, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, pabulum, victual, victuals |
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| | Antonyms: | | inedible, uneatable | | |
| | See Also: | | digestible, food, nutrient, palatable, tender, tuck | |
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\Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus,
comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]
Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.
Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T.
Elyot.
\Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.
Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
--Thackeray.
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