esculent
Something edible, especially a vegetableSomething edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.
Meaning
2 senses(formal)Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.
(formal, specifically)An edible mushroom.
Speisepilz
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin ēsculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, deLearned 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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plural: esculentsSynonyms
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