n. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow (Salix Helix of Linnaeus.) [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr.
From Helicon's harmonious springs
A thousand rills their mazy progress take. Gray. [1913 Webster]
‖n. [ NL. See Helicon. ] (Zool.) One of numerous species of
a. [ L. Heliconius. ]
prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr.
From Helicon's harmonious springs
A thousand rills their mazy progress take. Gray. [1913 Webster]
‖n. [ NL. See Helicon. ] (Zool.) One of numerous species of
a. [ L. Heliconius. ]