vəˌlut adjective
1.
rolled or turned in.
2.
Botany. noting or pertaining to a vernation in which two leaves are folded together in the bud so that one half of each is exterior and the other interior.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To obvolute
00:10
Obvolute
is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte. Does it mean:
| sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations |
| composed of several cells |
Collins
World English Dictionary
obvolute (ˈɒbvəˌluːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of leaves or petals in the bud) folded so that the margins overlap each other |
| 2. | turned in or rolled |
| [C18: from Latin obvolūtus past participle of obvolvere, from ob- to, over + volvere to roll] | |
| obvo'lution | |
| —n | |
| 'obvolutive | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
