English Explanatory Dictionary

plica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
  2. Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
  3. A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
  4. The bend of the wing of a bird.
  5. A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.

Pronunciation

/ˈplaɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plica.wav

Word forms

plica plicas plicae

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).

Derived words

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
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