esculent

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In India the fresh plant is employed as an esculent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

Rampion, ram′pi-on, n. a perennial plant with esculent root.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

The esculent swift, which furnishes in its edible nest the celebrated Chinese dainty, builds in caves in Ceylon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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

They will command a high price as an esculent, and perhaps a higher, if they are preserved for the purposes of seed.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various