esculent
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Like a luscious, esculent morsel he rolled the words over and over.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
ENDIVE, Cichorium Endivia, an annual esculent plant of the natural order Compositae, commonly reputed to have been introduced into Europe from the East Indies, but, according to some authorities, more probably indigenous to Egypt.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
There is no more delicate and finely-flavored esculent to be found in our markets than the egg plant, when cooked in the right manner.
From Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of all Classes by H. J. Clayton
It is very generally esteemed as an esculent among mycophagists.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
It suits many of the esculent crops, as onions, beans, cabbages, carrots, beet-root, asparagus, &c.; the quantity applied varies from 5 to 10 bushels per acre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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