"contortuplicate" meaning in English

See contortuplicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more contortuplicate [comparative], most contortuplicate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin contortuplicatus, from contortus (“contorted”) + plicare (“to fold”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|contortuplicatus}} Latin contortuplicatus, {{m|la|contortus||contorted}} contortus (“contorted”), {{m|la|plicare||to fold}} plicare (“to fold”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} contortuplicate (comparative more contortuplicate, superlative most contortuplicate)
  1. (botany) Plaited lengthwise and also twisted. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-contortuplicate-en-adj-NQiHUikR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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