"plica" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplaɪkə/ Forms: plicas [plural], plicae [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|la|plico|plicare|to fold}} Latin plicare (“to fold”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|plicae}} plica (countable and uncountable, plural plicas or plicae)
  1. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plica-en-noun-3k7ODTuH
  2. Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plica-en-noun-eKbPrHwd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 47 13 8 26
  3. (botany) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-plica-en-noun-IommEgoc Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. (zoology) The bend of the wing of a bird. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-plica-en-noun-L3nxldiC Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  5. (music) A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-plica-en-noun--tnLXP9o Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circumplicial, microplica, plica abomasi, plica circulares, plica fimbriata, plica glossoepiglottica, plica gubernatrix, plical, plica neuropathica, plica polonica, plica rumenoreticularis, plica semilunaris conjunctivae, plica vascularis, plica venae cavae

Inflected forms

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