helix pomatia

2 definitions found

helix pomatia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See
     Eat.]
     Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible
     fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest, 2.
  
     Edible crab (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food,
        esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See
        Crab.
  
     Edible frog (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog (Rana  esculenta
        ), used as food.
  
     Edible snail (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp.
        Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.
        [1913 Webster]

helix pomatia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Helix pomatia
      n 1: one of the chief edible snails [syn: edible snail, Helix pomatia
           ]