Category:Revolute

Rev"o*lute, a. Etym: [l. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See revolve.] (bot. & zoöl.)

Defn: rolled backward or downward.

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.