Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
FLESH
I. noun see: flay Date: before 12th century
1. the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate, the condition of having ample fat on the body , skin ,
2. edible parts of an animal, flesh of a mammal or fowl eaten as food,
3. the physical nature of human beings , human nature ,
4. human beings ; mankind , living beings, stock , kindred , a fleshy plant part used as food, an illusion that matter has sensation, substance ,
II. verb
Date: 1530
transitive verb to initiate or habituate especially by giving a foretaste, gratify ,
3. to clothe or cover with or as if with flesh, to make fuller or more nearly complete, to free from flesh, intransitive verb to become fleshy