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esculent

[es-kyuh-luhnt] / ˈɛs kyə lənt /




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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 Clayton, H. J.

It is very generally esteemed as an esculent among mycophagists.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

The Amanita C�sarea has long been esteemed as an esculent in foreign countries, and was known in ancient times to the Greeks and Romans.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

Arracacha, ar-a-kach′�, n. an umbelliferous plant with esculent roots, native to the northern parts of South America.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

This has been one of the most remarkable potatoes known in the history of this esculent.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various