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Definition of Esculent
1. a. Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish.
2. n. Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.
Definition of Esculent
1. Adjective. Edible. ¹
2. Noun. Something edible; a comestible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Esculent
1. something that is edible [n -S]
Medical Definition of Esculent
1.
Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. "Esculent grain for food." (Sir W.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Esculent
Literary usage of Esculent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Malagasy-English Dictionary by James Richardson (1885)
"Name of esculent herb. One plant known by this name is used by the ... An esculent
herb used by the Betsi- leo as a remedy for hydrophobia in the following ..."
2. A Treatise on Heliochromy: Or, The Production of Pictures, by Means of Light by Levi L Hill (1856)
"IN this chapter I shall treat, first, of Natural Colorific Agents ; viz., esculent
Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, Leaves and Grasses. ..."
3. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"lory—is numerous, but none of the species are equal in brilliancy of plumage to
those of New Guinea and its adjacent islands. The esculent nest-making ..."
4. Transactions of the Canadian Institute by Canadian Institute (1849-1914), Royal Canadian Institute (1895)
"esculent AND MEDICINAL PLANTS. t Before proceeding further in our description of
native utensils, it may not be irrelevant to complete our knowledge of the ..."
5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"Of the esculent properties of the Boleti we ourselves have not much experience.
We can, however, testify to the excellence of one species, ..."
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