obvolute
[ ob-vuh-loot ]
/ ˈɒb vəˌlut /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM obvolute
ob·vo·lu·tion, noun ob·vo·lu·tive, adjectiveWords nearby obvolute
Example sentences from the Web for obvolute
Obvolute (in the bud), when the margins of one piece or leaf alternately overlap those of the opposite one.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayObvolute: folded together, but the opposite leaves half inclosing each other.
Trees of the Northern United States |Austin C. Apgar
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
Derived forms of obvolute
obvolution, noun obvolutive, adjectiveWord Origin for obvolute
C18: from Latin
obvolūtus past participle of
obvolvere, from
ob- to, over +
volvere to roll