CEFR A2

edible

adjective

Meaning

Safe or suitable to eat.

Examples

The mushrooms are edible, but the leaves are poisonous.
Most of the fruits in the market are edible and safe for consumption.

Synonyms: eatable, consumable

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edible (A2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈedəbəl/

Definition

Safe or suitable to eat.

Examples

The mushrooms are edible, but the leaves are poisonous.
Most of the fruits in the market are edible and safe for consumption.
We learned which plants were edible and which were not during the survival course.

Synonyms of edible

Words with a similar meaning to edible:

eatable
consumable

Antonyms of edible

Words with the opposite meaning to edible:

inedible
poisonous

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