Definition of "esculents" [esculents]

• Plural form of esculent. (noun)

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• "As the esculents increased in number, it became necessary to enlarge the simple beds, which threatened to grow into regular fields and replace the meadows."
• "As mistakes often occur by confounding the roots of Umbelliferæ with those of horse radish or other esculents, it is well, when in doubt, to send the plants, _always in fruit_, if possible, for identification."
• "Apicus notes it among the condiments in the third century, and Magnus eleven centuries later praises it among the garden esculents."