edible

Definition

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

Etymology

From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“eat”).

Example Sentences

• "edible fruit"
• "Although stale, the bread was edible."
• "However, rather than try to place the Viceroy in a rigid, all-or-none category which implies more than the data show, the Viceroy is here considered more edible than its model, the Monarch, but initially less edible (except to C-2) than the non-mimetic butterflies used in these experiments."

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