0 suitable or safe for eating: --
One method for defining vegetables was based on the part of the plant considered most esculent for consumption.
1 something, especially a plant, that can be eaten: --
They have an impressive flavor of their own, and offer an esculent medium for seasoning and the gravies of various meats.
The species are generally of large or medium size and noted for their esculent qualities.
Most authors recommend it as an esculent, although it has not the rich flavor of some other mushrooms.
It is very generally esteemed as an esculent among mycophagists.
The bird is called the esculent swallow, and the trade in this strange article of diet is a very large one.
A rare, richly colored, and beautiful pepper, but not cultivated or of much value as an esculent.
It is of little value as an esculent, and is rarely cultivated.
Like a luscious, esculent morsel he rolled the words over and over.
