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† ˈedule, a. and n. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. edūlis, f. ed-ĕre to eat.]
= edible A and B.
1699Evelyn Acetaria 1 Sallets..are a Composition of Edule Plants and Roots of several kinds. Ibid. (1729) 168 So many rare Edules unknown to the Ancients.
So also eˈdulious a., in same sense.
a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts (1684) 13 Pease, beans, or such edulious pulses. Ibid. 63 And so, producing an edulious or esculent Fruit, is properly named Esculus. |