edibles

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   Things that can safely be eaten, especially plants or food items.

   Grammar: Always plural in this meaning: the edibles in the garden.

   Patterns

   • edibles from something

   The guide showed us which mushrooms in the forest were edibles.

   The nursery sells herbs, fruit trees and other edibles.

   The garden grows ornamental flowers and edibles side by side.

2. 2nounpluralinformal

   Food or drink that contains cannabis, such as gummies or brownies.

   Grammar: Informal plural noun, often used in legal or health news.

   Patterns

   • edibles containing something
   • consume edibles

   The shop sells cannabis edibles in child-resistant packaging.

   Doctors warned that edibles can take a long time to take effect.

   He ate too many edibles and felt unwell.

Common combinations

cannabis edibles

Cannabis edibles must be labelled with the dose.

edible garden

They planted an edible garden beside the school.

edibles and drinks

Guests can buy edibles and drinks at the festival.

wild edibles

She forages for wild edibles in the hills.

infused edibles

Infused edibles are sold only to adults in some states.

Synonyms and how they differ

foodstuffs

Foodstuffs is a formal word for any kind of food product, while edibles is more casual and, today, often hints at cannabis products.

provisions

Provisions are supplies of food and drink stocked for a trip, which is narrower than edibles.

eatables

Eatables is a dated, rarely used word for food in general.

gummies

Gummies are one specific kind of edible, so gummies is narrower than edibles.

Opposites

Word family

edible adjective

safe or fit to be eaten

edibility noun

the quality of being safe to eat

inedible adjective

not suitable for eating

edibleness noun

the quality of being edible, a rare word

Commonly confused: edibles or eatable?

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