Esculent and Toothsome

Esculent

Esculent adjective - Suitable for use as food.
Usage example: harvesting wild mushrooms is no business for amateurs, since some of the esculent ones closely resemble poisonous varieties
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Toothsome and esculent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Toothsome" instead an adjective "Esculent".

Toothsome

Toothsome adjective - Very pleasing to the sense of taste.

Esculent and toothsome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Esculent" instead an adjective "Toothsome".

Nearby Word: tooth
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