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Contorted [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Twisted together. A contorted corol, in botany, has the edge of one petal lying over the next, in an oblique direction.

Contorted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Twisted, or twisted together.

2. Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants.

3. Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute aestivation.