edible

[ ed-uh-buhl ]

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adjective

fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent: Are you sure this is edible?

noun

Usually edibles .
- an edible substance; food: a basket of fruit, cheeses, and other tasty edibles.
- Also called ma·ri·jua·na ed·i·ble [mar-uh-wah-nuh-ed-uh-buhl], /ˌmær əˈwɑ nə ˈɛd ə bəl/, can·na·bis ed·i·ble [kan-uh-bis ed-uh-buhl] /ˈkæn ə bɪs ˈɛd ə bəl/ . a food or drink product that is infused with marijuana and ingested as an alternative to smoking or vaping the drug: The dispensary sells many popular edibles from candies and cookies to ciders and sodas.
- Also called CBD ed·i·ble [see-bee-dee-ed-uh-buhl] /ˈsiˈbiˈdi ˈɛd ə bəl/ . a food or drink product that is infused with CBD: Our food co-op just stocked a special display of CBD edibles, including chocolate bars and tea.

Origin of edible

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin edibilis, equivalent to ed(ere) “to eat” + -ibilis adjective suffix; see origin at eat, -ible

Other words for edible

1	comestible, consumable

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Other words from edible

ed·i·bil·i·ty, ed·i·ble·ness, noun
non·ed·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ed·i·ble, adjective, noun
non·ed·i·ble·ness, noun
un·ed·i·ble, adjective

Words that may be confused with edible

addable, edible

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How to use edible in a sentence

In average meat about 12 per cent of the butcher's weight is refuse and non-edible parts.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value | Harry Snyder
There is another non-edible species of Caulerpa which grows in the broken water on the weather or outer side of the reef-flats.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives | H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy
About fifty per cent of the live weight was dressed beef—balance non-edible—so double freight was paid on the edible portion.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) | Elbert Hubbard
What proportion of vegetables is refuse and non-edible parts?
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value | Harry Snyder

British Dictionary definitions for edible

edible

/ (ˈɛdɪbəl) /

adjective

fit to be eaten; eatable

Origin of edible

C17: from Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edere to eat

Derived forms of edible

edibility or edibleness, noun

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