obvolute Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ob"vo*lute, Ob`vo*lu"ted adjective (Also<
  • Obvolute
  • Obvoluted
)
Etymology
L. obvolutus, p.p. of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see Ob-) + volvere to roll.
Definitions
  1. Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.

Webster 1913