esculent

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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

The author will not assume the responsibility of instructing how to distinguish the esculent mushrooms.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Turnip, tur′nip, n. a biennial plant, with lyrate hispid leaves, the upper part of the root becoming, esp. in cultivation, swollen and fleshy—cultivated as a culinary esculent, and for feeding cattle and sheep.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The cultivation of gourds began far beyond the dawn of history, and the esculent species have become so modified by culture that the original plants from which they have descended can no longer be traced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

In India the fresh plant is employed as an esculent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various