Convolute

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [ae]stivation.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  convolute
       adj : rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"
       v 1: curl, wind, or twist together [syn: {convolve}]
       2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
          in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist}, {twist
          around}, {pervert}, {sophisticate}]