involute

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
  2. adjective (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involutus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

rolled

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