noun

esculent

es·cul·ent

esculent · esculents

Speisepilz

Something edible, especially a vegetableSomething edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.

UK/ˈɛskjʊlənt/US/ˈɛskjələnt/

Meaning

2 senses

(formal)Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.
(formal, specifically)An edible mushroom.
Speisepilz

Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

edible mushroom:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin ēsculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, de

Learned borrowing from Latin ēsculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, delicious; nourishing; full of food”) + English -ent (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of causing, doing, or promoting a certain action). Ēsculentus is derived from ēsca (“food; dish prepared for the table; bait”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) + -ulentus (suffix meaning ‘abounding in, full of’ forming adjectives).

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