esculent

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Like a luscious, esculent morsel he rolled the words over and over.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

The Amanita C�sarea has long been esteemed as an esculent in foreign countries, and was known in ancient times to the Greeks and Romans.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

Of the esculent roots, the yam, dioscorea sativa, is the most valuable the island produces.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

The cultivation of gourds began far beyond the dawn of history, and the esculent species have become so modified by culture that the original plants from which they have descended can no longer be traced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

It is very generally esteemed as an esculent among mycophagists.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas