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Definition of plicate in English: plicateadjective ˈplʌɪkətˈplʌɪkeɪt Biology Geology Folded, crumpled, or corrugated. Example sentencesExamples - All of these reach a large size and are radially plicate.
- Spirifer, a typical genus of this time (top of page), is characterized by plicate shells with a wide hinge line.
- However, like palms and some members of the Iridales, they have plicate leaves, and these leaf forms are among the earliest known fossil monocots.
- The species has a characteristic ambococliid interior, but the medially plicate ornamentation is unknown elsewhere.
- The lenticular, keeled conch form and evolute, coarsely plicate juvenile whorls of Eoprodromites were anticipated by the Pseudarietitinae.
- However, as Neuman and Bates stated, a close relationship with the Huenellidae seems unlikely, as the representatives of this family possess typical wide-hinged, strongly plicate shells.
- During the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, many shells became coarsely plicate.
Synonyms fold, tuck, crease, gather, pucker, crimp
Derivatives adjective plɪˈkeɪtɪd Biology Geology From there, plication was continued toward the mid-axillary line, resulting in a large part of the plicated tissue being located in the central tendon. Example sentencesExamples - They are commonly formed by mantle extension and shrinkage, and in some cases, mantle bulging or bending results in formation of plicated shell folding.
- A more detailed examination of the gastroesophageal junction often demonstrates the plicated area of the stomach.
- Some of these coarsely plicated specimens have right central and anterior plicae bifurcated into two minor folds and have narrow secondary plicae in the interspaces of the left valves.
- Considering that the original hasn't been seen in a year and three quarters, it looks more like he's plicated.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin plicatus 'folded', past participle of plicare. Definition of plicate in US English: plicateadjective Geology Biology Folded, crumpled, or corrugated. Example sentencesExamples - During the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, many shells became coarsely plicate.
- Spirifer, a typical genus of this time (top of page), is characterized by plicate shells with a wide hinge line.
- However, like palms and some members of the Iridales, they have plicate leaves, and these leaf forms are among the earliest known fossil monocots.
- All of these reach a large size and are radially plicate.
- The lenticular, keeled conch form and evolute, coarsely plicate juvenile whorls of Eoprodromites were anticipated by the Pseudarietitinae.
- The species has a characteristic ambococliid interior, but the medially plicate ornamentation is unknown elsewhere.
- However, as Neuman and Bates stated, a close relationship with the Huenellidae seems unlikely, as the representatives of this family possess typical wide-hinged, strongly plicate shells.
Synonyms fold, tuck, crease, gather, pucker, crimp
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin plicatus ‘folded’, past participle of plicare. |