Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, noting a form of estivation in which the plaits of a gamopetalous corolla successively overlap one another, as in the morning-glory, jimson-weed, etc.: same as
convolute except that the latter refers to petals instead of plaits; also, of a leaf, same asconvolute .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having a plainted and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning-glory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Having a
plaited andconvolute arrangement in thebud , as in themorning glory .
Etymologies
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Latin supervolutus, past participle of supervolvere to roll over; super over + volvere to roll.
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