About The Word Obvolute
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Obvolute
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What's The Definition Of Obvolute?Synonyms | Synonyms for Obvolute: Related Terms | Find terms related to Obvolute: See Also | Obvolute In Webster's Dictionary \Ob"vo*lute\, Obvoluted \Ob`vo*lu"ted\, a. [L.
obvolutus, p. p. of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see {Ob-}) +
volvere to roll.]
Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in
botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge
overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to
a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.
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