1. An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
   "The hard clam shells were polished to make traditional wampum";
   - quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria

Derived forms: hard clams

Type of: clam

Part of: genus Venus, Venus

Encyclopedia: Hard clam