plicate

English

WOTD – 21 November 2009    

A plicate palm frond.

Etymology

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“I fold”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈplaɪkət/, /ˈplaɪ.keɪt/ (adjective)
• (UK, US) IPA: /plɪˈkeɪt/, /plaɪˈkeɪt/ (verb)

Adjective

plicate (comparative more plicate, superlative most plicate)

1. (biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

Synonyms

• (folded): corrugated, folded, plicated

Related terms

• plicately

Translations

folded

• Finnish: poimuinen (fi), poimukas (fi)
• French: plicaturé (fr) (medicine), plissé (fr) (botany)
• Latin: plicātus (la)

• Polish: składany (pl)
• Swedish: plisserad (sv)

Verb

plicate (third-person singular simple present plicates, present participle plicating, simple past and past participle plicated)

1. (chiefly biology) To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).

Translations

biology: to fold

• Finnish: poimuttua (fi)
• French: plicaturer (fr)
• Irish: fill (ga)

• Polish: składać (pl)
• Swedish: plissera (sv) (of clothing or fabric)

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Latin

Participle

plicāte

1. vocative masculine singular of plicātus