Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

(ēt′ȧ-b’l)

Adj.

Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible.

–

Noun.

Something fit to be eaten.

Adj.

That may be eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent.

Noun.

Any thing that may be eaten; that which is fit for food; that which is used as food.