plicate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“I fold”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
plicate (comparative more plicate, superlative most plicate)
- (biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
Synonyms [edit]
- (folded): corrugated, folded, plicated
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
folded
Verb [edit]
plicate (third-person singular simple present plicates, present participle plicating, simple past and past participle plicated)
Translations [edit]
biology: to fold
Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
plicāte
- vocative masculine singular of plicātus