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obvolute

[ ob-vuh-loot ]

adjective

  1. rolled or turned in.
  2. 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.


obvolute

/ ˈɒəˌː /

adjective

  1. (of leaves or petals in the bud) folded so that the margins overlap each other
  2. turned in or rolled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzˌܳپ, adjective
  • ˌDzˈܳپDz, noun
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  • Dzv·tDz noun
  • Dzv·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of obvolute1

1750–60; < Latin DzDZūٳܲ (past participle of obvolvere to cover by wrapping up), equivalent to ob- ob- + DZū-, base of volvere to turn, roll + -tus past participle suffix; volute
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of obvolute1

C18: from Latin DzDZūٳܲ past participle of obvolvere, from ob- to, over + volvere to roll
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Example Sentences

Obvolute, -d, ob′vo-lūt, -ed, adj. rolled or turned in, as two leaves in a bud, one edge of each out and the other in, as in the poppy.—adj.

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Obvolute: folded together, but the opposite leaves half inclosing each other.

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