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plicate

Plicate (adj) means Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

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Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
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Etymology

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.

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"plicate" (adj) means folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

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