Definitions

helicoid

[hel-i-koid, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɔɪd, ˈhi lɪ- /

ADJECTIVE

coiled

Synonyms

WEAK

tortile

Antonyms

WEAK

uncoiled

ADJECTIVE

spiral

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circling coiled

STRONG

circular circumvoluted corkscrew curled radial rolled scrolled wound

WEAK

cochlear helical screw-shaped tendrillar tortile voluted whorled

Antonyms

WEAK

straight uncurling unwinding

Example Sentences

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Helicoid, coiled like a helix or snail-shell, 77.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa