convolute : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: convolute	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for convolute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
convolute adj rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal" Synonym(s): convolute, convoluted v curl, wind, or twist together [syn: convolve, convolute] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" Synonym(s): twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convolute \Con"vo*lute\, a. [L. convolutus, p. p. of convolvere. See {Convolve}.] (Bot.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in [91]stivation.