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Definition of: convolute
(kon′və·l
t) adjective
1. Rolled one part on another or inward from one side.
2. Bot. Coiled longitudinally, as the petals of the wallflower. Also con′vo·lut′ed, con′vo·lu′tive [<L convolutus, pp. of convolvere. See CONVOLVE.]
—con′vo·lute′ly adverb
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