plicate

[ adjective plahy-keyt, -kit; verb plahy-keyt ]

adjective

1. Also plicat·ed. folded like a fan; pleated.

verb (used with object)

, pli·cat·ed, pli·cat·ing.

1. Surgery. to perform plication on.

plicate

/ ˈplaɪkeɪt /

adjective

1. having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleated

   plicate rock strata

   a plicate leaf

Derived Forms

• ˈplicately, adverb
• ˈplicateness, noun

Other Words From

• plicate·ly adverb
• plicate·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of plicate¹

1690–1700; < Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre to fold, ply ²; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of plicate¹

C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold

Example Sentences

Stipe very short, plicate, red-brown, arising from a small hypothallus.

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The peridium is round, often slightly depressed above, plicate below, where it is abruptly contracted into a long stem-like base.

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The third glume is broadly ovate-oblong, subacute, 1-nerved, paleate; the palea is plicate in the median line.

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The margin of the cap, especially in old plants, is somewhat wavy or plicate as in Lactarius fuliginosus.

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The plant is recognized by the pale yellow color of the caps and the plicate striate character of the margin.

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Related Words

• bend
• crimp
• curl
• knit
• tuck