1. rolled up or coiled in a spiral form
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The volvate leaves of the fern unfurled slowly in spring.
• Botanists observed the volvate structure of the young shoot.
• The plant’s volvate growth pattern was clearly visible under the microscope.
• Each volvate bud contained tightly coiled tissue.
• The specimen showed typical volvate characteristics in its early development.