esculentadj.n.

/ˈɛskjʊlənt/

Etymology: < Latin esculentus, < esca food.

A. adj.

a. Suitable for food, eatable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible

conceivablec1443

serviceablea1475

comestible1483

eatable1483

consumable1547

receptible1574

meatable1577

consumptible1579

devourable1603

food-fit1608

edible1611

manducable1614

esculent1626

cibarious1656

mandible1656

deglutible1661

eduliousa1682

edule1699

swallowable1818

christena1838

touchable1845

munchable1868

gorgeable1883

noshable1966

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §630 A Number of Herbs are not Esculent at all.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 238 The gardens afford good supplies of the best esculent vegetables.

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 553 The Esculent Snail..is the largest of all the Land Snails.

1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) I. x. 310 The order Aptera does not much more abound in esculent insects than the Diptera.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. iv. 66 Onions and cabbage appear to have been the only esculent vegetables.

b. confused use.

ΚΠ

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 400 The Esculent Swallow is said to be less in size than the Wren.

2. absol. quasi-n.

ΚΠ

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum § 474 In Plants, where the Root is the Esculent, as Radish, and Parsnips.

B. n.

Anything that is eatable, or fit for food; esp. vegetables.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > edible material or part

victualc1374

meat?a1425

mealc1547

esculent1633

edible1661

edule1699

scran1808

1633 P. Massinger New Way to pay Old Debts iv. ii. sig. I3^v A peece of Suffolke cheese, or Gammon of Bacon, Or any esculent, as the learned call it.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Esculents, by which is to be understood Plants for Food.

1754 R. Dodsley Agric. in Public Virtue ii His various esculents, from glowing beds Give the fair promise of delicious feasts.

1863 Ball in Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. IV. 193 The 4th of August was the period when the juicy esculent could be first enjoyed.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 25 The varieties of palm furnished..an esculent something like the cabbage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	esculent
释义	esculentadj.n. /ˈɛskjʊlənt/ Etymology: < Latin esculentus, < esca food. A. adj. 1. a. Suitable for food, eatable. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible conceivablec1443 serviceablea1475 comestible1483 eatable1483 consumable1547 receptible1574 meatable1577 consumptible1579 devourable1603 food-fit1608 edible1611 manducable1614 esculent1626 cibarious1656 mandible1656 deglutible1661 eduliousa1682 edule1699 swallowable1818 christena1838 touchable1845 munchable1868 gorgeable1883 noshable1966 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §630 A Number of Herbs are not Esculent at all. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 238 The gardens afford good supplies of the best esculent vegetables. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 553 The Esculent Snail..is the largest of all the Land Snails. 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) I. x. 310 The order Aptera does not much more abound in esculent insects than the Diptera. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. iv. 66 Onions and cabbage appear to have been the only esculent vegetables. b. confused use. ΚΠ 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 400 The Esculent Swallow is said to be less in size than the Wren. 2. absol. quasi-n. ΚΠ 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum § 474 In Plants, where the Root is the Esculent, as Radish, and Parsnips. B. n. Anything that is eatable, or fit for food; esp. vegetables. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > edible material or part victualc1374 meat?a1425 mealc1547 esculent1633 edible1661 edule1699 scran1808 1633 P. Massinger New Way to pay Old Debts iv. ii. sig. I3^v A peece of Suffolke cheese, or Gammon of Bacon, Or any esculent, as the learned call it. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Esculents, by which is to be understood Plants for Food. 1754 R. Dodsley Agric. in Public Virtue ii His various esculents, from glowing beds Give the fair promise of delicious feasts. 1863 Ball in Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. IV. 193 The 4th of August was the period when the juicy esculent could be first enjoyed. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 25 The varieties of palm furnished..an esculent something like the cabbage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1626
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