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pli·cate

 (plī′kāt′) 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 Indo-European roots.]

pli′cate′ly adv.
pli′cate′ness n.
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plicate

(ˈplaɪkeɪt) or

plicated

adj
(Geological Science) having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleated: a plicate leaf; plicate rock strata.
[C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold]
ˈplicately adv
ˈplicateness n
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pli•cate

(ˈplaɪ keɪt, -kɪt)

also pli′cat•ed,



adj.
folded like a fan; pleated.
[1690–1700; < Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see -ate1]
pli′cate•ly, adv.
pli′cate•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.plicate - fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
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Translations

pli·cate

v. doblar, plegar.
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Then, suturing was continued to plicate atrialized right ventricle up to the anatomical valve annulus.
98 Carpel form (0) ascidiate up to stigma, (1) intermediate (both plicate and ascidiate zones below the stigma) with ovule(s) in the ascidiate zone, (2) completely plicate, or intermediate with some or all ovule(s) in the plicate zone.
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Within the Solanaceae, Cyphomandra belongs to the subfamily Solanoideae and tribe Solaneae, characterized by flattened seeds with curved embryos and abundant endosperm, valvate, induplicate, or plicate corolla a estivation, and filaments inserted near the base of the anthers (Bohs 1995).
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