plicate

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English

WOTD – 21 November 2009
A plicate palm frond.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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.

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Verb

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

Translations

Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) plicāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of plicātus
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