Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p['e]rissable.]
   Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;
   as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.

Source : WordNet®

perishable
     adj : liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay;
           "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods
           such as butter and fruit" [ant: {imperishable}]