- helvela
- helvella ( helvēla, Paul. ex Fest. p. 103 Müll.), ae, f. dim. [‡ helus, i. q. olus], a small potherb:
fungos, helvellas, herbas omnes ita condiunt, ut nihil possit esse suavius,
Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 2; cf.: helvela olera minuta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 103: helvola lachanaria, Gloss. Philox.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.