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edibility

American  
[ed-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or degree of being edible.


Other Word Forms

  • nonedibility noun

Example Sentences

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One of Panyathong’s favorites at Taurus Ox is the Lao beef jerky, a traditional drinking food with all the endless edibility of such.

From Seattle Times

If there is any question about the edibility of a certain species, she just skips it.

From New York Times

"Not much research has been done on identification of wild mushrooms with respect to their edibility," he says.

From BBC

Bethany: I’ll grant that those strange orbs achieved the highest level of edibility of all that we ordered, though their interior mushiness disturbed me.

From Seattle Times

There is currently a listicle on MeTV’s website ranking the “edibility” of the meals from the show “The Beverly Hillbillies,” which includes some regional standbys like dandelion greens, grits and molasses and pickled pawpaws.

From Salon