Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for REV'O-LUTE
REV'O-LUTE, a. [L. revolutus, from revolvo.]
In botany, rolled back or downward; as, revolute foliation or leafing, when the sides of the leaves in the bud are rolled spirally back or toward the lower surface; a revolute leaf or tendril; a revolute coral or valve. – Martyn. Lee.
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