rev·o·lute (r v  -l t )adj. Botany Rolled backward from the tip or margins to the undersurface: a revolute leaf. [Latin revol  tus, past participle of revolvere, to roll back; see revolve.] |
revolute [ˈrɛvəˌluːt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of the margins of a leaf) rolled backwards and downwards
[from Latin revolūtus rolled back; see revolve]
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