obvoluted,
a. [L.
obvolutus, p. p. of
obvolvere to wrap round;
ob (see
Ob-) +
volvere to roll.].
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. [1913 Webster]