Rĕv'o-lūte, a.

adjective

(30), a. [Lat. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere; It. revoluto, Fr. révoluté. See REVOLVE.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Rolled backward or downward.

Revolute leaf, a leaf which, in the bud or afterward, is rolled spirally back, or toward the lower surface.