plica
/ˈplaɪkə/
plica noun: a fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
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.
- A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
- The bend of the wing of a bird.
- A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.
plica meaning in Tamil
plica in Tamil
- மடிப்பு
Forms of plica
| plural | plicas |
|---|---|
| plural | plicae |
Origin of plica
From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).
Words formed from plica
- 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
Questions about plica
- What does plica mean?
- Plica means a fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
- What is plica in Tamil?
- Plica in Tamil is மடிப்பு. See Plica meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is plica?
- Plica is a noun.
- How do you pronounce plica?
- Plica is pronounced /ˈplaɪkə/.
- What is the plural of plica?
- The plural of plica is plicas.
Words near plica in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: plica (page history and authors); plica (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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