'Comestible' definitions:

Definition of 'comestible'

From: WordNet
adjective
Suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible, eatable] [ant: inedible, uneatable]
noun
Any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]

Definition of 'Comestible'

From: GCIDE
  • Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Comestible'

From: GCIDE
  • Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.] Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. [1913 Webster]
  • Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Comestible'