'Cardium edule' definitions:

Definition of 'Cardium edule'

noun

Common edible European cockle [syn: edible cockle, Cardium edule]

From: GCIDE

Cockle \Coc"kle\ (k[o^]k"k'l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. Coach.]
1. (Zool.) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially Cardium edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera. [1913 Webster]
2. A cockleshell. [1913 Webster]
3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] --Knight. [1913 Webster]
5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
6. The dome of a heating furnace. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Cockle hat, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim. --Shak.
Cockle stairs, winding or spiral stairs. [1913 Webster]