HELICAL

coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate

(adjective) in the shape of a coil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

helical (comparative more helical, superlative most helical)

In the shape of a helix.

Source: Wiktionary


Hel"i*cal, a. Etym: [From Helix.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a helical staircase; a helical spring.

– Hel"i*cal*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GROIN

(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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