esculent swallow

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr.
   esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.]
   Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as,
   esculent plants; esculent fish.
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         Esculent grain for food.                 --Sir W.
                                                  Jones.
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   {Esculent swallow} (Zo["o]l.), the swallow which makes the
      edible bird's-nest. See {Edible bird's-nest}, under
      {Edible}.
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