as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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Pair your hike with a low-dose edible for a mindful, immersive experience in nature.
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Their rinds became thicker, the pits larger and the amount of the edible flesh greater.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Finally, don’t forget to do your due diligence in research before considering non-traditional parts of crops, because not all parts are edible.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The fruit of the forest nightshade isn’t edible, but the team suspected that its food crop relatives might have similar genes at work.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Their rinds became thicker, the pits larger and the amount of the edible flesh greater.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Finally, don’t forget to do your due diligence in research before considering non-traditional parts of crops, because not all parts are edible.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The fruit of the forest nightshade isn’t edible, but the team suspected that its food crop relatives might have similar genes at work.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for edible
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“Edible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edible. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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