a. 可吃的

n. 食物

[医] 可食的

Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus,
comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]
Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.

Some herbs are most comestible. --Sir T.
Elyot.


Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.
Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.
--Thackeray.