convolute

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Convolute: rolled or twisted spirally: also applied to wings when they are wrapped around the body.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Convolute: rolled edgewise from one edge to the other.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

B. Convolute; 1 and 2, leaf-sheaths; 3 and 4. leaf-blades.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

Convolute �stivation, as in the corolla-lobes of Oleander.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

In the first case the �stivation is Convolute, also named Contorted or Twisted, as in Fig.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa