pli·cate 
(plīkāt′) also pli·cat·ed (-kā′tĭd)
(plīkāt′) also pli·cat·ed (-kā′tĭd)adj.
Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.
[Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre, to fold; see plek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
plicate′ly adv.
plicate′ness n.