cochleate

[ kok-lee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

1. shaped like a snail shell; spiral.

cochleate

/ ˈkɒklɪˌeɪtɪd; ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt; -lɪɪt /

adjective

1. biology shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted

Word History and Origins

Origin of cochleate¹

1825–35; < Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent to cochle ( a ) cochlea + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Embryo hooked, annular, or cochleate, the radicular end pointing downward.—Herbs of fresh, or one in brackish, ponds and streams, with jointed mostly rooting stems, and 2-ranked leaves, which are usually alternate or imperfectly opposite; the submersed ones pellucid, the floating ones often dilated and of a firmer texture.

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Cochleate, coiled or shaped like a snail-shell.

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Cochleate: spirally twisted like a screw or a univalve shell.

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