plicate

(plī′kāt′, -kit)

adjective

folded or plaited; esp., having parallel folds like a fan: a plicate leaf

Origin: L plicatus, pp. of plicare, to fold: see ply

See plicate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.

Origin:

Origin: Latin plicātus

Origin: , past participle of plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots

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