Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obvolute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-vo-lute
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

overlapping; contorted; convoluted

adj

Having two opposite leaves, each with one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other.

adj

Having a circle of several leaves or petals which overlap in that manner.

Etymology

From Latin obvolutus, past participle of obvolvere to wrap around.

Inflected Forms

more obvolute (comparative) most obvolute (superlative) obvoluted (alternative)

Questions

What does obvolute mean?: overlapping; contorted; convoluted
Where does obvolute come from?: From Latin obvolutus, past participle of obvolvere to wrap around.

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