overlapping; twisted
• (a.) Alt. of Obvoluted
a vernation in which two leaves are overlapping in the bud in such a manner that one-half of each is external and the other half is internal, i.e. each leaf both overlaps the next and is in turn overlapped by the one before
a vernation in which two leaves are overlapping in the bud in such a manner that one-half of each is external and the other half is internal, i.e. each leaf both overlaps the next and is in turn overlapped by the one before
In botany, the term obvolute is used to describe leaves or petals in the bud of a plant that are folded so that the margins overlap each other.