Lewis & Short

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† hĕlĭcē, ēs, f., = ἑλίκη (a winding).

  1. I. A kind of slender, flexible willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.
  2. II. As nom. propr.: Hĕlĭcē.
    1. A. The constellation of the Great Bear, Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66; Ov. F. 3, 108; Val. Fl. 1, 17.
      Transf., the North, Grat. Cyneg. 55; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1539.
    2. B. A maritime town of Achaia, swallowed up by the sea, Ov. M. 15, 293; Plin. 2, 92, 94, § 206; Sen. Q. N. 6, 23, 4.

† hĕlix, ĭcis, f., = ἕλιξ (wound, twisted).

  1. I. A kind of ivy, Cic. Univ. 9, 27; Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 145 sqq.
  2. II. A kind of willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.
  3. III. In archit., a whorl, a small ornament on the capital of Corinthian columns, Vitr. 4, 1, 12.