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revolute |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revolute \Rev"o*lute\, a. [L. revolutus p. p. of revolvere. See {Revolve}.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Rolled backward or downward. Note: A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under as in the Andromeda polifilia
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