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Contortuplicate

Contortuplicate \Con`tor*tu"pli*cate\, a. [L. contortuplicatus; contortus contorted + plicare to fold.] (Bot.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory.
--Gray.

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contortuplicate

a. (context botany English) plait lengthwise and also twisted.