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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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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