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Meanings of esculent in inglês

That can be eaten without harm, non-toxic to humans; suitable for consumption.

Usage of esculent in inglês
1
The esculent martin is said to less in size than the wren.
Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side
2
SALSIFY.-Thisesculent is, for the sake of its roots, cultivated in gardens.
The Book of Household Management
3
It is of little value as an esculent, and is rarely cultivated.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
4
Millet is an esculent grain, originally brought from the Eastern countries.
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
5
The flesh particularly on the breast, is fat and esculent.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
6
To these crops may be added peas, beans and many herbs and esculent roots.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
7
Other plants of this tribe are esculent vegetables, as the Spinach, Beet, and Orach.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
8
Among esculent vegetables, the Lettuce, Salsify, Scorzonera, Cardoon, and Artichoke belong to the family.
The Book of Household Management
9
There is one very homely esculent which we crave in the camp- Imeanthe onion.
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
10
All that they had, however, were some few esculent roots and several bags of pine-nuts.
Four Months Among the Gold-Finders in Alta California / Being th...
11
Every lover of that invaluable esculent has reason to remember with gratitude the settlers of Londonderry.
Old Portraits and Modern Sketches / Part 1 from Volume VI of The...
12
There is an esculent nillho which grows in the forest in the bottoms of the swampy ravines.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
13
It is a hardy, annual plant; and its cultivation and use as an esculent are almost universal.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
14
Besides the radishes already mentioned, there is an extensive cultivation of various other esculent roots and vegetables.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 / Volume 18, New Series, J...
15
A rare, richly colored, and beautiful pepper, but not cultivated or of much value as an esculent.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
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Butomus esculent; Lotus of Egypt; Nymphæa
The Botanic Garden. Part II. / Containing the Loves of the Plant...
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