Meaning of CONVOLUTE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kânvu`loot
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- [adj] (botany) rolled longitudinally upon itself:" a convolute petal"
- [v] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- [v] curl, wind, or twist together
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| | Synonyms: | | coiled, convolve, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around |
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| | See Also: | | bend, deform, denote, refer, turn, twist | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con"vo*lute\, a. [L. convolutus, p. p. of convolvere.
See {Convolve}.] (Bot.)
Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of
the leaves of plants in [ae]stivation.
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| | Definition: | | Said of parts rolled or twisted together when in an undeveloped stage, as in some corollas in the bud stage. |
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