as in eating
suitable for use as food
edible plant products
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Recent Examples of edible
Cocktails arrive to the table Instagram-ready, in shades of pink, red and orange with many brandishing an edible flower.
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Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
And for an extra fancy touch, grab edible flowers while at the market.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Detectives from the sheriff’s Cannabis Compliance Team and the school’s resource deputy launched an investigation into the incident and determined that a 15-year-old student was provided edible cannabis products by an adult, Flor Yudith Zamora, 21, of Lompoc.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Beet greens: The greens of beets are edible, too, so don't throw them out.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
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Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
And for an extra fancy touch, grab edible flowers while at the market.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Detectives from the sheriff’s Cannabis Compliance Team and the school’s resource deputy launched an investigation into the incident and determined that a 15-year-old student was provided edible cannabis products by an adult, Flor Yudith Zamora, 21, of Lompoc.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Beet greens: The greens of beets are edible, too, so don't throw them out.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edible
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The county’s southern portion of I-Drive, meanwhile, includes more eating and entertainment options, the 400-foot high Orlando Eye Ferris wheel, higher-end hotels, the Orange County Convention Center and SeaWorld’s theme parks.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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Another Internet-famous eating style is the keto diet, with minimal carbohydrates.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Via a show kitchen, diners will be able to watch chefs prepare the tasting menu, inspired by a knotted garden, which is believed to always contain something green, in flower, or eatable.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2023
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The remaining trees are Adirondack crabapple trees, another fragrant tree that blooms white flowers bearing dime-sized apple-like fruit and autumn brilliance serviceberry or juneberry, which Desotelle said bears an eatable fruit that’s a cross between an apple and a blueberry.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2022
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“Edible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edible. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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