revolute


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
revolute /ˈrɛvəl(j)uːt/
adjective Botany (especially of the edge of a leaf) curved or curled back.
– origin C18: from L. revolutus ‘unrolled’, past part. of revolvere (see revolve).
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