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ob·vo·lute [ óbvə lt ]

adjective

Definition:

overlapping: describes leaves or petals that are folded so as to overlap each other

[Mid-18th century. < Latin obvolutus, past participle of obvolvere "wrap around" < volvere "to roll"]

ob·vo·lu·tion [ òbvə lsh'n ] noun

ob·vo·lu·tive [ óbvə ltiv ] adjective

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