Revolute

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

  Revolute \Rev"o*lute\, a. [L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See
     {Revolve}.] (Bot. & Zool.)
     Rolled backward or downward.
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     Note: A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower


           surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins
           has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda
           polifilia.
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