a. [ L. convolutus, p. p. of convolvere. See Convolve. ] (Bot.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in æstivation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having convolutions. [ 1913 Webster ]

beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn. Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Folded in tortuous windings. [ 1913 Webster ]

A highly convoluted brain. North Amer. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift,
The feathered eddy floats. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain. [ 1913 Webster ]