inedibleadj.
/ɪnˈɛdɪb(ə)l/ Not edible; unfit to be eaten.
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uneatable1611
inedible1822
inesculent1831
unedible1884
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 254 Inedible fungusses mistaken for esculent mushrooms.
1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 31 The inedible fruit of immortality.
Derivatives
inediˈbility n. the quality of being inedible.
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uneatableness1869
inedibility1882
1882 A. R. Wallace in Nature 25 May 87/2 Various degrees of inedibility in butterflies.
1887 Athenæum 12 Mar. 357/1 In tracing the inedibility through the stages it was found that no inedible imago was edible in the larval stage.
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