obvolute

[ ob-vuh-loot ]

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adjective

rolled or turned in.
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.

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; see volute

Other words from obvolute

ob·vo·lu·tion, noun
ob·vo·lu·tive, adjective

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How to use obvolute in a sentence

obvolute: folded together, but the opposite leaves half inclosing each other.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. Apgar
obvolute (in the bud), when the margins of one piece or leaf alternately overlap those of the opposite one.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for obvolute

obvolute

/ (ˈɒbvəˌluːt) /

adjective

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

Origin of obvolute

C18: from Latin obvolūtus past participle of obvolvere, from ob- to, over + volvere to roll

Derived forms of obvolute

obvolution, noun
obvolutive, adjective

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