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Edible Esculent Es Kyuh Luhnt Adjective Noun Vegetable L ēsculentus

"Esculent" is an adjective meaning edible, and as a noun, it refers to something edible, particularly a vegetable.

"Esculento" es un adjetivo que significa comestible, y como sustantivo, se refiere a algo comestible, especialmente una verdura.

Front esculent \ES-kyuh-luhnt\
Back adjective
Edible.

noun
Something edible, especially a vegetable.

[1615–25; < L ēsculentus edible, full of food, equiv. to ēsc(a) food (cf. escarole) + -ulentus -ulent]

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