Category:Comestible

Co*mes"ti*ble, a. Etym: [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. pf comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]

Defn: Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. Some herbs are most comestible. Sir T. Elyot.

comestible Co*mes"ti*ble, n.

Defn: Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. Thackeray.