esculent

esculent is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. Esculent grain for food. Sir W. Jones. Esculent swallow (Zoöl.), the swallow which makes the edible bird`s- nest. See Edible bird`s-nest, under Edible.

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