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edibles

British  
/ ˈɛdɪbəlz /

plural noun

  1. articles fit to eat; food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But from one-third of an acre of active growing beds on his property, known as Homeacres, he harvests 25,000 British pounds’ worth of organic edibles annually, selling to a local restaurant and shops.

From Seattle Times Mar. 29, 2023

She notes that for thousands of years, foraging for edibles and medicinals often fell to women - the knowledge of which ones to eat and which to avoid.

From Scientific American Jan. 26, 2023

There’s several botanical-infused edibles on the market that offer lofty promises to help you calm down, but ones that checks every box for us are Kikoko’s botanical-infused mints.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

Native edibles such as highbush blueberry, blackberries, pawpaw trees, and American persimmon trees make great additions to the landscape.

From Salon May 28, 2022

Some birds, like owls and woodpeckers, would spend the winter nesting and eating the island’s few remaining edibles.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

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