English to English
involute
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adjective (a)
- Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured(adj.all)source: wordnet30