2. (Bot.)
Defn: A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bend of the wing of a bird.
PLICATE; PLICATED Pli"cate, Pli"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. plicatus, p. p. of plicare to fold.]
Defn: Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf.
— Pli"cate*ly, adv.
PLICATION
Pli*ca"tion, n.
Defn: A folding or fold; a plait. Richardson.
PLICATURE
Plic"a*ture, n. Etym: [L. plicatura, fr. plicare to fold.]
Defn: A fold; a doubling; a plication. Dr. H. More.