esculent

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ēsculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, delicious; nourishing; full of food”) + English -ent (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of causing, doing, or promoting a certain action). Ēsculentus is derived from ēsca (“food; dish prepared for the table; bait”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) + -ulentus (suffix meaning ‘abounding in, full of’ forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛskjʊlənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛskjələnt/ Hyphenation: es‧cul‧ent === Adjective === esculent (comparative more esculent, superlative most esculent) (formal) Suitable for eating; eatable, edible. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:edible Antonyms: inesculent; see also Thesaurus:inedible Coordinate terms: drinkable, (obsolete) poculent, potable (figuratively) “Good enough to eat”; attractive. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:beautiful Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ugly ==== Derived terms ==== esculentin esculent swallow inesculent ==== Translations ==== === Noun === esculent (plural esculents) (formal) Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible. Synonyms: eatable, edible, (archaic) victual; see also Thesaurus:food Coordinate terms: drinkable, (obsolete) poculent, potable (mycology, specifically) An edible mushroom. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== esurient === References === === Anagrams === Lucentes, unselect