English Dictionary: comestible | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for comestible | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.] Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T. Elyot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. --Thackeray. |