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Edible

Edible

fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.

Anything edible. Edible birds nest. See birds nest.

2. (Science: zoology) edible crab, any snail used as food, especially. Helix pomatia and H. Aspersa of Europe.

Origin: L. Edibilis, fr. Edere to eat. See eat.


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edible? Err...yes...I know some people consume it :roll:

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by DoctorStein
Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:15 am
 
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"Twenty questions"-biology game

by mith
Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:42 pm
 
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Re: Evolution

... how can X, in time, give existence to Y,Z etc? Also, back in time, when people used to harvest a form of plant that could both be poisonous and edible, by what means did they engender the edible type? Thanks.

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by pankaaj
Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:14 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution
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Re: Evolution

Also, back in time, when people used to harvest a form of plant that could both be poisonous and edible, by what means did they engender the edible type? Thanks. Breeding selection, you don't plant the poisonous type. But you'll have to wait for mutations to produce the ...

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by mith
Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution
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Evolution

... how can X, in time, give existence to Y,Z etc? Also, back in time, when people used to harvest a form of plant that could both be poisonous and edible, by what means did they engender the edible type? And my last question is, Ricin is highly poisonous for most animals, including insects. This ...

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by Persephone
Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:34 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution
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