Defn: Æsculapian.
ESCULAPIUS
Es`cu*la"pi*us, n.
Defn: Same as Æsculapius.
ESCULENT Es"cu*lent, a. Etym: [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See Eat.]
Defn: Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. Esculent grain for food. Sir W. Jones. Esculent swallow (Zoöl.), the swallow which makes the edible bird's- nest. See Edible bird's-nest, under Edible.
ESCULENT
Es"cu*lent, n.
Defn: Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.
ESCULIC Es*cu"lic, a. Etym: [From NL. Aesculus, the generic name of the horse-chestnut, fr. L. aesculus a kind of oak.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, the horse-chestnut; as, esculic acid.
ESCULIN
Es*cu"lin, n. Etym: [See Esculic.] (Chem.)