Plicate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
  • v. To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Plaited; folded like a fan.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In botany, folded like a fan; plaited: as, a plicate leaf.
  • In zoology and anatomy, plaited, plexed, or folded; formed into a plication.
  • In entomology, having parallel raised lines which are sharply cut on one side, but on the other descend gradually to the next line, as a surface; plaited or folded. Also plicative, plicated.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fold into pleats,
    • Equivalent
    plicated   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    turn up    fold up    fold   
    Cross Reference
    plicate elytra    plicate wings   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    plaited    folk    plicated    corrugated    folded   
     
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