obvolute

American  

[ob-vuh-loot] / ˈɒb vəˌlut /

adjective

1. rolled or turned in.

2. Botany. 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.

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obvolute British  

/ ˈɒbvəˌluːt /

adjective

1. (of leaves or petals in the bud) folded so that the margins overlap each other

2. turned in or rolled

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Other Word Forms

• obvolution noun
• obvolutive adjective

Etymology

Origin of obvolute

1750–60; < Latin obvolūtus (past participle of obvolvere to cover by wrapping up), equivalent to ob- ob- + volū-, base of volvere to turn, roll + -tus past participle suffix; volute

Example Sentences

Obvolute, -d, ob′vo-lūt, -ed, adj. rolled or turned in, as two leaves in a bud, one edge of each out and the other in, as in the poppy.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Obvolute: folded together, but the opposite leaves half inclosing each other.

From Project Gutenberg