'Esculent' definitions:
Definition of 'Esculent'
From: GCIDE
- Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See Eat.] Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. [1913 Webster]
- Esculent grain for food. --Sir W. Jones. [1913 Webster]
- Esculent swallow (Zo["o]l.), the swallow which makes the edible bird's-nest. See Edible bird's-nest, under Edible. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Esculent'
From: GCIDE
- Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, n. Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man. [1913 Webster]