obvolution

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• obvolute — obvolution, n. obvolutive, adj. /ob veuh looht /, adj. 1. rolled or turned in. 2. Bot. noting or pertaining to a vernation in which two leaves are folded together in the bud so that one half of each is exterior and the other interior. [1750 60; …   Universalium

• obvolute — /ˈɒbvəlut/ (say obvuhlooht) adjective 1. rolled or turned in. 2. Botany denoting or relating to a kind of vernation in which two leaves are folded together in the bud so that one half of each is exterior and the other interior. {Latin obvolūtus,… …  

• obvolute —   a. over lapping; twisted.    ♦ obvolution, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• obvolute — [äb′və lo͞ot΄] adj. [L obvolutus, pp. of obvolvere, to wrap around < ob (see OB ) + volvere, to roll: see WALK] having overlapping margins: said of leaves or petals: also obvolutive obvolution n …   English World dictionary