PLICA

fold, plica

(noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

plica (countable and uncountable, plural plicas or plicae)

A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.

Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.

(botany) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.

(zoology) The bend of the wing of a bird.

(music) A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.

Anagrams

• icpal

Source: Wiktionary

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Pli"ca, n. Etym: [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See Ply, v.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait. Dunglison.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The bend of the wing of a bird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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