esculent
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There were also trees and plants that were clothed with a divine character, especially the esculent plants, such as the maize, personified as Zarap Conopa, and the potato, as Papap Conopa.
From Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru by Albert R?ville
Spinach, Spinage, spin′āj, n. an esculent vegetable whose thick succulent young leaves are boiled and seasoned, or fried with butter, forming a wholesome dish.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The esculent swift, which furnishes in its edible nest the celebrated Chinese dainty, builds in caves in Ceylon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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
They will command a high price as an esculent, and perhaps a higher, if they are preserved for the purposes of seed.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various
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