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plica polonica

plica polonica noun: a condition characterised by matted and unhygienic hair.

Noun

plica polonica (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A condition characterised by matted and unhygienic hair.
    • And perhaps the very essence of the Plica Polonica may be the hairs growing hollow, and of an unnatural constitution.1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographica, section XXXII

plica polonica meaning in Tamil

plica polonica in Tamil

தலைமயிரின் சடைப்பிடிப்பு

Origin of plica polonica

From Latin plica (“plica”) + feminine singular form of Polonicus (“Polish”).

Questions about plica polonica

What does plica polonica mean?
Plica polonica means a condition characterised by matted and unhygienic hair.
What is plica polonica in Tamil?
Plica polonica in Tamil is தலைமயிரின் சடைப்பிடிப்பு. See Plica polonica meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is plica polonica?
Plica polonica is a noun.

Words near plica polonica in the dictionary

  1. pliantly
  2. pliantness
  3. pliars
  4. PLIC
  5. plica
  6. plica polonica
  7. plicaballin
  8. plicaballinid
  9. plicaballinids
  10. plicaballins
  11. plicae

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