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edibility

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[ed-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or degree of being edible.


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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 • Jul. 26, 2023

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

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

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

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022

Great avo toast requires a practised hand, a lot of high-quality components and, perhaps most difficult of all given their ridiculously short window of optimum edibility, ripe avocados.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019

I already mentioned their knowledge of hundreds of local plant and animal species and each species’ edibility, medical value, and other uses.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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