revolute (not comparable)
Rolled or recurved on itself.
(botany) Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.
revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)
to roll back, curve upwards
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
• 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
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
