The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
obvoluté — obvoluté, ée (ob vo lu té, tée) adj. Terme de botanique. Se dit de parties enroulées l une sur l autre, avant l épanouissement. Pétales obvolutés. ÉTYMOLOGIE Ob..., et le latin volutus, roulé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
obvolute — [äb′və lo͞ot΄] adj. [L obvolutus, pp. of obvolvere, to wrap around < ob (see OB ) + volvere, to roll: see WALK] having overlapping margins: said of leaves or petals: also obvolutive obvolution n … English World dictionary
obvolute — obvolution, n. obvolutive, adj. /ob veuh looht /, adj. 1. rolled or turned in. 2. Bot. 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. [1750 60; … Universalium
obvolute — ob·vo·lute … English syllables
obvolute — /ˈɒbvəlut/ (say obvuhlooht) adjective 1. rolled or turned in. 2. Botany denoting or relating to a kind of vernation in which two leaves are folded together in the bud so that one half of each is exterior and the other interior. {Latin obvolūtus,… …
obvolute — a. over lapping; twisted. ♦ obvolution, n … Dictionary of difficult words
obvolute — ˈäbvəˌlüt also əlˌyüt, usu üd.+V adjective Etymology: Latin obvolutus, past participle of obvolvere : overlapping, contorted, convolute … Useful english dictionary
Obvoluted — Obvolute Ob vo*lute, Obvoluted Ob vo*lu ted, a. [L. obvolutus, p. p. of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see {Ob }) + volvere to roll.] Overlapping; contorted; convolute; applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ob|vo|lu|tive — «OB vuh LOO tihv», adjective. = obvolute. (Cf. ↑obvolute) … Useful english dictionary
obvolutive — obvolutive, a. (ˈɒbvəl(j)uːtɪv) [f. L. obvolūt , ppl. stem of obvolvĕre (see obvolute) + ive.] = obvolute a. in Thomas Med. Dict … Useful english dictionary
