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| con·tort·ed [ kən táwrtəd ] |
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1. very twisted: greatly or violently twisted out of shape
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2. overlapping: describes plant parts such as sepals or leaves whose margins overlap in the bud like playing cards in a hand, so that they appear to be twisted
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  con·tort·ed·ly adverb |
| con·tort·ed·ness noun |
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