OBVOLUTED

Adjective

obvoluted (comparative more obvoluted, superlative most obvoluted)

Alternative form of obvolute

Source: Wiktionary


Ob"vo*lute, Ob`vo*lu"ted, a. Etym: [L. obvolutus, p.p. of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see Ob-) + volvere to roll.]

Definition: Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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