inedibility

/ɪnˌɛdəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The quality of being inedible.

Word Origin Edible comes from Latin edere 'to eat' — so inedibility is literally 'not-eat-able-ness.' The same root edere gives us eat (via Old English), obese (from obesus 'having eaten oneself fat'), and comestible (something eatable).

noun The quality of being inedible. countable

The inedibility of the wild mushrooms was confirmed by the botanist.

(名词) 不可食用性

植物学家确认了这些野生蘑菇的不可食用性。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser incomestible.

La **inedibility** de los hongos silvestres fue confirmada por el botánico.

(nom) non-comestibilité; imcomestibilité [Caractère de ce qui n'est pas comestible ; impossibilité d'être mangé sans danger.]

Le botaniste a confirmé l'inedibility des champignons sauvages que nous avions ramassés.

(Substantiv) Ungenießbarkeit [Die Eigenschaft, nicht essbar zu sein; der Zustand, in dem etwas nicht zum Verzehr geeignet ist.]

Die **inedibility** der wilden Pilze wurde vom Botaniker bestätigt.

(名詞) 食べられない性質。食用に適さないという状態。

野生のキノコの食用不適は、植物学者によって確認されました。

(substantivo) incomestibilidade; não comestibilidade [A qualidade de ser não comestível.]

A não comestibilidade dos cogumelos selvagens foi confirmada pelo botânico.

Word parts: in + ed + ible + ity

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