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3 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: comestible adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {edible}, {eatable}] [ant: {inedible}] n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]
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