Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Convolute \Con"vo*lute\, 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 [ae]stivation.

Source : WordNet®

convolute
     adj : rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"

convolute
     v 1: curl, wind, or twist together [syn: {convolve}]
     2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
        in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist}, {twist
        around}, {pervert}, {sophisticate}]