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Plicate

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.

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plicate

  1. (context biology English) folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated. v

  2. (context chiefly biology English) To fold or pleat (qualifier: usually used in passive).

WordNet
plicate

  1. adj. arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves" [syn: accordion]

  2. v. fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: pleat]

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.