OBVOLUTE; OBVOLUTED Ob"vo*lute, Ob`vo*lu"ted, a. Etym: [L. obvolutus, p.p. of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see Ob-) + volvere to roll.]
Defn: 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.
OBY
O"by, n.
Defn: See Obi.
OCA
O"ca, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)
Defn: A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and
O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
OCARINA
Oc`a*ri"na, n. [Cf. It. carino pretty.] (Mus.)
Defn: A kind of small simple wind instrument.
OCCAMY
Oc"ca*my, n. Etym: [A corruption of alchemy.]
Defn: An alloy imitating gold or silver. [Written also ochimy, ochymy, etc.]