a. [ad. L. contortuplicāt-us, f. contortus twisted together + plicātus folded.] (See quot. 1859.)
1816. Colebrooke, in Asiatic Res., XII. 539. Cotyledons two, unequal, almond fleshy, thick, chrysaloid-contortuplicate.
1859. Gray, Lessons Bot., Gloss., Contortuplicate, twisted back upon itself.
