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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
adjective
2.
rolled up together or with one part over another.
3.
Botany. coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
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Convolute
is always a great word to know.
So is alternation of generations. Does it mean:
| plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally |
| variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms |
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
1690–1700; < Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
sub·con·vo·lute, adjective
sub·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
un·con·vo·lute, adjective
un·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
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| convolute (ˈkɒnvəˌluːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape |
| —adj | |
| 2. | botany rolled longitudinally upon itself: a convolute petal |
| 3. | another word for convoluted |
| [C18: from Latin convolūtus rolled up, from convolvere to roll together, from volvere to turn] | |
| 'convolutely | |
| —adv | |
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convolute
1794, from L. convolutus, pp. of convolvere (see convolution). The noun meaning "something convoluted" is from 1846.
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