esculent

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Pliny, Galen, and Dioscorides mention various esculent species, notably varieties of the truffle, the boletus and the puff-ball, and Vittadini writes enthusiastically of the gastronomic qualities of a large number of species.

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

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

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

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

Like a luscious, esculent morsel he rolled the words over and over.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett