rev|o|lute

rev|o|lute
rev|o|lute «REHV uh loot», adjective.
Botany. rolled or curled backward or downward, as the tips or margins of some leaves and fronds.
[< Latin revolūtus, past participle of revolvere; see etym. under revolve (Cf.revolve)]

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