edibility
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- noun
- /ˌɛdɪˈbɪlɪti/
- A large number of significant shifts in edibility are detected between plant families, but very few within families.
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Examples
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Before eating any wild mushrooms, it is essential to confirm their edibility to avoid illness.
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Phylogenetic patterning in angiosperm edibility is also weak.
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The low level of edibility observed in Orchidaceae may be attributed to the fact that orchids are often rare or small.
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Of course it's under constant modification because of shifting culture beliefs and edibility, efficacy, and sensory appeal.
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Indeed, edibility and domestication can appear repeatedly within families, and even within genera (Sanjur et al. 2002, Bohs 2004), often without clear taxonomic patterns.
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According to their caste and gender categories, Kapsiki vary in their appreciation of smells and the significance attributed to them in ways that follow divisions and definitions of edibility; i.e., of established food taboos.
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In this way, one can examine the frequency, extent, and location of shifts in edibility on the angiosperm phylogeny, and how these shifts might relate to particular traits (e.g., fruit morphology).
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Farmers often use local guides to check the edibility of new plant species before selling them.
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As a precaution, always research the edibility of unfamiliar fruits before trying them.
Synonyms
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The quality of being safe to eat
Antonyms
How Edible
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word edibility comes from edible, which comes from the old Latin word edere meaning 'to eat', so it tells whether something is 'fit to eat'.