PLICATE


Meaning of PLICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplī-ˌkāt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin plicatus, past participle of plicare

Date: circa 1760

1. : folded lengthwise like a fan

a plicate leaf

2. : having the surface thrown up into or marked with parallel ridges

plicate wing cases

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.