plicate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: pli=cate

CIDE DICTIONARY

plicate, a. [L. plicatus, p. p. of plicare to fold.].

 Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

plicate, adj. Biol. & Geol. folded, crumpled, corrugated.

Derivative

plicated adj.

Etymology

L plicatus past part. of plicare fold

THESAURUS

plicate

crease, creased, crimp, crimped, crisp, dog-ear, dog-eared, double, double over, doubled, enfold, flexible, flounce, flounced, flute, fluted, fold, fold over, foldable, folded, folding, frill, gather, gathered, infold, interfold, lap over, plait, plaited, plat, pleat, pleated, pliable, plicated, plicatile, ply, quill, quilled, ruff, ruffle, ruffled, tuck, tucked, turn over, twill, twilled

ROGET THESAURUS

plicate

Fold

VB fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker, turn down, double down, down under, tuck, ruck, hem, gather.