REVOLUTE

revolute. Revolute, a. rolled back or downwards

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Rev″o‐lute (?), a. [[L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See Revolve.]] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Rolled backward or downward. ☞ 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.