Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COCH'LE-A-RY, or COCH'LE-ATE, a. [or COCH'LE-A-TED. L. cochlea, a screw, the shell of a snail; Gr. κοχλος, from κοχλω, to turn or twist.]

Having the form of a screw; spiral; turbinated; as, a cochleate pod. – Martyn.