esculent
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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
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
Rampion, ram′pi-on, n. a perennial plant with esculent root.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Pork, accompanied by some green esculent, boiled, predominated.
From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 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
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