ŏb'vo-lūte or ŏb'vo-lūt'ed, a.

a. [Lat. obvolutus, p. p. of obvolvere, to wrap round, to cover all over, from prefix ob and volvere, to roll, turn around; Fr. obvoluté.] (Bot.) Arranged so as alternately to overlap, as the margins of one leaf those of the opposite one. Gray.