esculent

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Different authors write with enthusiasm of the merits of the giant puff-ball as an esculent.

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

Pork, accompanied by some green esculent, boiled, predominated.

From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various

The esculent swift, so called from the fact that its nests are edible, builds at the sides of almost inaccessible cliffs, a habit which renders the collection of these singular dainties very dangerous.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

The soil is good, and wherever any attempts have been made to raise the esculent plants, etc., it has been found productive.

From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Mackenzie, Alexander

In fact, the plants may be briefly described as more or less ornamental Onions, as they belong to the same family as this well-known esculent, and naturally possess a family likeness.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John