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revolute
CIDE DICTIONARY
revolute, a. [L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See Revolve.].
Rolled backward or downward. [1913 Webster]
" A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda polifilia."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
revolute, adj. Bot. etc. having a rolled-back edge.
Etymology
L revolutus past part. of revolvere: see REVOLVE
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