REVOLUTE

Etymology 1

Adjective

revolute (not comparable)

Rolled or recurved on itself.

(botany) Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.

Verb

revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)

to roll back, curve upwards

Etymology 2

Verb

revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)

to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt

Anagrams

• Truelove, true love, truelove

Source: Wiktionary


Rev"o*lute, a. Etym: [L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See Revolve.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Rolled backward or downward.

Note: A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda polifilia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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