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esculent plant

esculent plant

6.5
A plant you can eat
  • noun
  • /ˈɛskjʊlənt plænt/
translation icon : planta comestible
  • The garden is full of esculent plants ready for harvest.

Examples

  • Many wild esculent plants can provide nutrition in times of scarcity.

  • Researchers are cataloging native esculent plants to promote sustainable agriculture.

  • The esculent plant thrives in rich soil.

  • Many gardeners love to grow esculent plants in their backyards.

  • Many wild esculent plants can provide nutrition in times of scarcity.

  • The garden is full of esculent plants ready for harvest.

  • Many gardeners love to grow esculent plants in their backyards.

Synonyms

vegetable
vsesculent plant
545 1.0

A plant or plant part eaten as food, usually not sweet

is broader, meaning any plant fit to eat not only savory ones

Antonyms

inedible
11 4.5

Not safe to eat because it can make you sick

poisonous plant
2 3.5

A plant that can be deadly if you touch it or eat it

How Edible

vegetable
545 1.0
esculent plant
6.5
inedible
11 4.5

Surface Forms

esculent plant singular
esculent plants plural

Morphology

esculent + plant

The meaning 'a plant suitable for eating' is directly and compositionally derived from 'esculent' (edible) + 'plant' (a plant) following a standard adjective+noun pattern. Although 'esculent' is a rare or literary word that many B1 learners may not know, if they do know both constituents the phrase is immediately understandable and cross-linguistically predictable.

Etymology

Esculent plant comes from an old Latin word esculent that meant 'fit to eat'. So it paints a clear picture of a plant you can eat, which is why it means 'an edible plant'.