Esculent is an adjective that means fit to be eaten.

Our word of the day has evolved from the Latin word esca (ACE cuh) which means ‘food.’ It is a synonym of edible, and may describe anything that may be eaten.

After eight hours of toiling away at the cattle ranch, I was hungry enough to ingest anything that could have been eaten. If you had convinced me that the living room sofa was esculent, I would have gobbled it up immediately.