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contortuplicate

contortuplicate adjective: plaited lengthwise and also twisted.

Adjective

contortuplicate (comparative more contortuplicate, superlative most contortuplicate)

  1. Plaited lengthwise and also twisted.
    • The bud of the morning glory is contortuplicate.

Forms of contortuplicate

comparativemore contortuplicate
superlativemost contortuplicate

Origin of contortuplicate

From Latin contortuplicatus, from contortus (“contorted”) + plicare (“to fold”).

Questions about contortuplicate

What does contortuplicate mean?
Contortuplicate means plaited lengthwise and also twisted.
What part of speech is contortuplicate?
Contortuplicate is an adjective.

Words near contortuplicate in the dictionary

  1. contortions
  2. contortive
  3. contortly
  4. contortrostatin
  5. contorts
  6. contortuplicate
  7. contortuplicated
  8. contos
  9. Contoses
  10. Contot
  11. contouche

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