Meaning & use
Plicated
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Folded into pleats or ridges, like a fan or folded fabric.
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The plicated surface of the leaf helped it shed rainwater quickly.
Botanists noted the plicated texture of the fungus's cap.
A note on using this word
A less common variant of the botanical and zoological term 'plicate', used to describe fan-like folding in leaves, fungi gills, or fabric.
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