contortuplicate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin contortuplicatus, from contortus (contorted) + plicare (to fold).

Adjective

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contortuplicate (comparative more contortuplicate, superlative most contortuplicate)

  1. (botany) Plaited lengthwise and also twisted.
    The bud of the morning glory is contortuplicate.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary [].] Contortuplicate.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, [], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., [], →OCLC.