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Webster 1913 Edition


Involuted

{

In′vo-lute

,

In′vo-luˊted

, }
Adj.
[L.
involutus
, p. p. of
involvere
. See
Involve
.]
1.
(Bot.)
Rolled inward from the edges; – said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation.
Gray.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea.
(b)
Rolled inward spirally.

Webster 1828 Edition


Involuted

IN'VOLUTED

,
Adj.
[L. involutus, involvo. See Involve.]
In botany, rolled spirally inwards. Involuted foliation or venation, is when the leaves within the bud have their edges rolled spirally inwards on both sides towards the upper surface.

Definition 2024


involuted

involuted

English

Verb

involuted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of involute