esculent
pronunciation
How to pronounce esculent in British English:
UK ['eskjʊlənt]
How to pronounce esculent in American English:
US ['eskjələnt]
Word Origin
- esculent (adj.)
- 1620s, from Latin esculentus "good to eat, eatable, fit to eat," from esca "food," from PIE *eds-qa- (cognates: Lithuanian eska "appetite"), from root *ed- "to eat" (see edible). As a noun from 1620s, "food, especially vegetables."
Example
- 1. Studies were carried out on relevant factors influencing cutting reproduction of esculent chrysanthemum from substrates selection , quicksets lengths , rooting powder treatment and esculent chrysanthemum varieties .