| involuted | 1. <botany> Rolled inward from the edges; said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation. 2. <zoology> Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. Rolled inward spirally. Origin: L. Involutus, p. P. Of involvere. See Involve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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