The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cochleate
Cochleate \Coch"le*ate\, Cochleated \Coch"le*a`ted\, a. [L. cochleatus spiral or screw-formed. See Cochlea.] Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.
Wiktionary
cochleate
a. Having the form of a snail's shell; spiral; turbinated.