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INVOLUTE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
Classified under:
Similar:
coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
Synonyms:
involute; rolled
Classified under:
Similar:
coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb involute
