obvolute
[ob-vuh-loot]
/ ˈɒb vəˌlut /
ADJECTIVE
overlapping
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Obvolute, -d, ob′vo-lūt, -ed, adj. rolled or turned in, as two leaves in a bud, one edge of each out and the other in, as in the poppy.—adj.
From Project Gutenberg
Obvolute: folded together, but the opposite leaves half inclosing each other.
From Project Gutenberg
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