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Comestible

Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.

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Similar meaning 4

Nontoxic 84% connected

Not toxic.

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Nontoxic 84% connected

Not toxic.

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Vegetarian 84% connected

One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

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Vegetarian 84% connected

One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

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Broader term 2

Food 76% connected

What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; alim…

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Nutrient 76% connected

Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.

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Tuck 76% connected

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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Edible 74% connected

Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.

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Edible 74% connected

Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.

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Palatable 66% connected

Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice.

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Palatable 66% connected

Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice.

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Tender 66% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Tender 66% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Toothsome 66% connected

Grateful to the taste; palatable.

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Toothsome 66% connected

Grateful to the taste; palatable.

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Eatable 92% connected

Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible.

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Edible 92% connected

Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pabulum 92% connected

The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Victual 92% connected

Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Victuals 92% connected

Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.

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