esculent

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The noxious Russulas have a bitter taste, and in appearance resemble closely the esculent ones, so care is required to discriminate them.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

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

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

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

The soil is good, and wherever any attempts have been made to raise the esculent plants, etc., it has been found productive.

From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Mackenzie, Alexander

Turnip, tur′nip, n. a biennial plant, with lyrate hispid leaves, the upper part of the root becoming, esp. in cultivation, swollen and fleshy—cultivated as a culinary esculent, and for feeding cattle and sheep.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various