esculent
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of esculent
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ēsculentus “edible, full of food,” equivalent to ēsc(a) “food” ( cf. escarole) + -ulentus -ulent
Example Sentences
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This soup we divided among several messes that were hungrier than we were and our own mess, by pouring in each man's cup a portion of the esculent.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by Herndon, William H.
The author will not assume the responsibility of instructing how to distinguish the esculent mushrooms.
From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary
Not only those who were sick, but all hands partook of the esculent weed.
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon
It suits many of the esculent crops, as onions, beans, cabbages, carrots, beet-root, asparagus, &c.; the quantity applied varies from 5 to 10 bushels per acre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Pliny, Galen, and Dioscorides mention various esculent species, notably varieties of the truffle, the boletus and the puff-ball, and Vittadini writes enthusiastically of the gastronomic qualities of a large number of species.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
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