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Answer for the clue "Arranged in folds ", 7 letters:
plicate

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
(context biology English) folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated. v (context chiefly biology English) To fold or pleat (qualifier: usually used in passive).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves" [syn: accordion ] v. fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: pleat ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Plicate \Pli"cate\, Plicated \Pli"ca*ted\, a. [L. plicatus, p. p. of plicare to fold.] Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. -- Pli"cate*ly , adv.

Usage examples of plicate.

These savages never created or possessed or preserved any mementos of their history aside from some plicate paper folders, skins and panels bearing multitudes of primitive figures such as children might scribble.