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Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation..

Convolute :: Convolute (a.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in aestivation..

Volute :: Volute (n.) A spiral turn, as in certain shells..

Gyrencephala :: Gyrencephala (n. pl.) The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is convoluted..

Supination :: Supervolute (a.) Having a plainted and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning-glory..

Evolvent :: Evolvent (n.) The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute..

Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea..

Revolute :: Revolute (a.) Rolled backward or downward.

Horn :: Horn (n.) The Ionic volute.

Obvoluted :: Obvoluted (a.) Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap..

Stalk :: Stalk (n.) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring..

Convoluted :: Convoluted (a.) Having convolutions.

Convoluted :: Convoluted (a.) Folded in tortuous windings.

Devolute :: Devolute (v. t.) To devolve.

Involute :: Involute (a.) Alt. of Involute.

Volute :: Volute (n.) Any voluta.

Karyokinesis :: Karyokinesis (n.) The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; -- opposed to karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Called also mitosis. See Cell development, under Cell..

Obvolute :: Obvolute (a.) Alt. of Obvolute.

Helix :: Helix (n.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.

Coussinet :: Coussinet (n.) That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute..

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