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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vo•lute (kon′və lo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing, adj. v.t., v.i. - to coil up;
form into a twisted shape. adj. - rolled up together or with one part over another.
- Botanycoiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
- Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent. to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1690–1700
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