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convolute |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Convolute \Con"vo*lute\, a. [L. convolutus p. p. of convolvere See {Convolve}.] (Bot.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in [ae]stivation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: convolute adj : (botany) rolled longitudinally upon itself:" a convolute petal" v 1: curl, wind, or twist together [syn: {convolve}] 2: change the meaning of [syn: {twist}, {twist around}, {pervert}, {sophisticate}]
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