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Definition of: obvolute
(ob′və·l
t) adjective Bot.
Overlapping: said of the margins of leaves or petals in vernation which are mutually infolded one within another. Compare CONVOLUTE. [<L obvolutus, pp. of obvolvere wrap around <ob- upon + volvere roll]
—ob′vo·lu′tion noun
—ob′vo·lu′·tive adjective
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