'Helix pomatia' definitions:
Definition of 'Helix pomatia'
From: WordNet
noun
One of the chief edible snails [syn: edible snail, Helix pomatia]
Definition of 'Helix pomatia'
From: GCIDE
- 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]