plicate

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

/ adjective ˈplaɪ keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈplaɪ keɪt /

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adjective

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

verb (used with object), pli·cat·ed, pli·cat·ing.

Surgery. to perform plication on.

Origin of plicate

1690–1700; <Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre to fold, ply²; see -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM plicate

pli·cate·ly, adverbpli·cate·ness, noun

Words nearby plicate

plf, pli, pliable, pliant, plica, plicate, plication, plicotomy, plié, plier, pliers

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Example sentences from the Web for plicate

The peridium is round, often slightly depressed above, plicate below, where it is abruptly contracted into a long stem-like base.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Pileoli innumerable, inflexed and appressed, plicate, brown.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The margin of the cap, especially in old plants, is somewhat wavy or plicate as in Lactarius fuliginosus.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
The plant is recognized by the pale yellow color of the caps and the plicate striate character of the margin.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

The third glume is broadly ovate-oblong, subacute, 1-nerved, paleate; the palea is plicate in the median line.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for plicate

plicate

plicated

/ (ˈplaɪkeɪt) /

adjective

having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleateda plicate leaf; plicate rock strata

Derived forms of plicate

plicately, adverbplicateness, noun

Word Origin for plicate

C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold

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Medical definitions for plicate

plicate

[ plī′kāt′ ]

adj.

Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.

单词	plicate
释义	plicate [ adjective plahy-keyt, -kit; verb plahy-keyt ] / adjective ˈplaɪ keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈplaɪ keɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plicate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also pli·cat·ed. folded like a fan; pleated. verb (used with object), pli·cat·ed, pli·cat·ing. Surgery. to perform plication on. Origin of plicate 1690–1700; <Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre to fold, ply²; see -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM plicate pli·cate·ly, adverbpli·cate·ness, noun Words nearby plicate plf, pli, pliable, pliant, plica, plicate, plication, plicotomy, plié, plier, pliers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plicate The peridium is round, often slightly depressed above, plicate below, where it is abruptly contracted into a long stem-like base. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard Pileoli innumerable, inflexed and appressed, plicate, brown. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard The margin of the cap, especially in old plants, is somewhat wavy or plicate as in Lactarius fuliginosus. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson The plant is recognized by the pale yellow color of the caps and the plicate striate character of the margin. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson The third glume is broadly ovate-oblong, subacute, 1-nerved, paleate; the palea is plicate in the median line. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar British Dictionary definitions for plicate plicate plicated / (ˈplaɪkeɪt) / adjective having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleateda plicate leaf; plicate rock strata Derived forms of plicate plicately, adverbplicateness, noun Word Origin for plicate C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plicate increase, grow, curl, crimp, knit, bend, tuck, repeat, augment, magnify, pleat, enlarge, plait, dupe, fold, duplicate, supplement, redouble, multiply, replicate Medical definitions for plicate plicate [ plī′kāt′ ] adj. Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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plicate

adjective

verb (used with object), pli·cat·ed, pli·cat·ing.

Origin of plicate

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Example sentences from the Web for plicate

British Dictionary definitions for plicate

plicated

adjective

Derived forms of plicate

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Words related to plicate

Medical definitions for plicate

adj.