- heliciform
- \\-səˌfȯrm\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary helic- + -iform: spiral
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heliciform, a.(ˈhɛlɪsɪfɔːm)Having the form of the snail's shell; spirally wound (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1854).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.