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comestible definition

co·mes·tible (kə mes′tə bəl)

adjective

Rare eatable; edible

Etymology: Fr < L comestus, comesus, pp. of comedere, to eat < com-, intens. + edere, to eat

noun

food

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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