Defn: Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; — said of the leaves of plants in æstivation.
CONVOLUTED
Con"vo*lu`ted, a.
1. Having convolutions. beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn. Pennant.
2. Folded in tortuous windings. A highly convoluted brain. North Amer. Rev.
CONVOLUTION
Con`vo*lu"tion, n.
1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson.
2. The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself. Blackmore.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain.
CONVOLVE
Con*volve", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convolved; p.pr. & vb.n. Convolving.]
Etym: [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See Voluble.]