plicate

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English

A plicate palm frond.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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).

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Latin

Participle

plicāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of plicātus