INVOLUTEn.
[L. involutus.] A curve traced by the end of a string folded upon a figure, or unwound from it.
INVOLUTE
INVOLUTED, a. [L. involutus, involvo. See Involve.]
In botany, rolled spirally inwards. Involuted foliation or venation, is when the leaves within the bud have their edges rolled spirally inwards on both sides towards the upper surface.