Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Comestible · Co·mes·ti·ble · IPA /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/ a. n. 01 a. Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. 1. Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. “Some herbs are most comestible.” — Sir T. Elyot. 02 n. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. 1. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.