plicate

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈplaɪkət/, /ˈplaɪ.keɪt/ (adjective)

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• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /plɪˈkeɪt/, /plaɪˈkeɪt/ (verb)

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plicate (comparative more plicate, superlative most plicate)

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

• (folded): corrugated, folded, plicated

• plicately
• plication
• plicature

plicate (third-person singular simple present plicates, present participle plicating, simple past and past participle plicated)

1. (chiefly biology) To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).

plicāte

1. vocative masculine singular of plicātus