plicaladj.
/ˈplɪkl/, /ˈplʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈplaɪk(ə)l/ Biology and Medicine.
Relating to or of the nature of a plica or fold of tissue.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having twig(s)
twiggy1600
twigged1640
browsy1709
virgated1776
sprayey1849
twigsome1860
plical1890
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > bend or fold
plicated1683
plicatulate1847
genuform1849
plical1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Plical, in Bot., of or pertaining to plica.
1895 E. Meyrick Handbk. Brit. Lepidoptera 617 Stigmata raised, blackish, first discal somewhat before plical.
1903 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 195 215 They usually involve single principal filaments, but the uppermost ones are often broader, and extend across the plical opening.
1986 Pediatrics 78 406/1 Many congenital ear deformities involve abnormal plical folding.
2003 Biol. Bull. 204 92/1 If a dorsoventral blood vessel is gently pinched, the adjacent water-tube muscles contract, bringing the vessel inwards towards the center of the water tube, producing the secondary plical fold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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