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 up lengthwise, as the leaves of the Plum in vernation, 72.

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

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)

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

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

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

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