| PLICA | • plica n. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue. • plica n. Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted… • plica n. (Botany) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs… |
| PLICAE | • plicae n. Plural of plica. • PLICA n. (Latin) a fold; also, a disease of the hair, in which it becomes twisted and matted together. |
| PLICAL | • plical adj. Relating to a plica or fold. • PLICAL adj. relating to a plica. |
| PLICAS | • plicas n. Plural of plica. • PLICA n. (Latin) a fold; also, a disease of the hair, in which it becomes twisted and matted together. |
| PLICATE | • plicate adj. (Biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure… • plicate v. (Chiefly biology) To fold or pleat (usually used in passive). • PLICATE adj. folded like a fan. |
| PLICATED | • plicated adj. Alternative form of plicate. • PLICATE v. to pleat, fold like a fan. |
| PLICATELY | • plicately adv. In a plicate fashion. • PLICATE adv. folded like a fan. |
| PLICATENESS | • PLICATENESS n. the state of being plicate. |
| PLICATENESSES | • PLICATENESS n. the state of being plicate. |
| PLICATES | • plicates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plicate. • PLICATE v. to pleat, fold like a fan. |
| PLICATING | • plicating v. Present participle of plicate. • PLICATE v. to pleat, fold like a fan. |
| PLICATION | • plication n. (Now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding. • plication n. (Now chiefly biology, geology) A fold or pleat. • plication n. (Surgery) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together… |
| PLICATIONS | • plications n. Plural of plication. • PLICATION n. the act of folding, also PLICATURE. |
| PLICATURE | • plicature n. A doubling; a fold; a plication. • PLICATURE n. the act of folding, also PLICATION. |
| PLICATURES | • plicatures n. Plural of plicature. • PLICATURE n. the act of folding, also PLICATION. |