| | | adjective | 1. Fit to be eaten; edible. |
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| noun | 1. A thing, especially a vegetable, which is fit to be eaten. |
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 |  | | "The raccoon sniffed the food to determine whether it was esculent." |
| | | "At the community garden, we grow tomatoes, berries, and herbs in the summer, but we still grow some esculents in the winter." |
| | | "It's important to know which wild berries and mushrooms are esculent if you forage them." |
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 | | Latin, early 17th century |
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 | | "Esculent" developed from the Latin word "esculentus," which comes from the words "esca" ("food") and "esse" ("eat"). "Esculent" serves as both an adjective and a noun to refer to something that is fit or suitable to be eaten. ... | | Continue Reading |
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