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CONVOLUTE

\kˌɒnvəlˈuːt], \kˌɒnvəlˈuːt], \k_ˌɒ_n_v_ə_l_ˈuː_t]\

Definitions of CONVOLUTE

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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(botany) rolled longitudinally upon itself:" a convolute petal"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Rolled inward from one side; rolled together, one part on another.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Rolled together with one part over the other; in the shape of a roll or scroll.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Rolled one part on another or inward from one side. convoluted.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Rolled together; rolled upon itself or on another thing; twisted.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Rolled together; leaves and cotyledons; shells in which the outer whorls overlap and conceal the inner.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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