edible
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
1Other words for edible
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 SnyderThere 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) GuppyAbout 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 HubbardWhat proportion of vegetables is refuse and non-edible parts?
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value | Harry Snyder
British Dictionary definitions for edible
/ (ˈɛdɪbəl) /
fit to be eaten; eatable
Origin of edible
1Derived forms of edible
- edibility or edibleness, noun
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