volubile, a. Bot. rare.
[ad. L. volūbilis. So F. volubile.]
= voluble a. 4.
| 1819 [see prec.]. 1838 J. Murray Econ. Veg. 48 Some stems are volubile; or ‘twine’ as the hop and honeysuckle, convolvolus, and ‘scarlet runner.’ 1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §66 Stems have usually considerable firmness and solidity, but sometimes they..twist round other plants in a spiral manner like Woodbine, becoming volubile. |