in|du|pli|cate

in|du|pli|cate
in|du|pli|cate «ihn DOO pluh kiht, -DYOO-», adjective.
Botany. having the edges bent or rolled inward: »

an induplicate calyx or bud leaf.


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  • pli´cate|ness — pli|cate «PLY kayt», adjective. 1. folded like a fan; pleated. 2. folded along its ribs like a closed fan: »Thus birch leaves are plicate, folded several times lengthwise, like a fan (New York Times). ╂[< Latin plicātus folded, past participle …   Useful english dictionary

  • pli´cate|ly — pli|cate «PLY kayt», adjective. 1. folded like a fan; pleated. 2. folded along its ribs like a closed fan: »Thus birch leaves are plicate, folded several times lengthwise, like a fan (New York Times). ╂[< Latin plicātus folded, past participle …   Useful english dictionary

  • pli|cate — «PLY kayt», adjective. 1. folded like a fan; pleated. 2. folded along its ribs like a closed fan: »Thus birch leaves are plicate, folded several times lengthwise, like a fan (New York Times). ╂[< Latin plicātus folded, past participle of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tu|pli|cate — (adjective, noun. sehn TOO pluh kiht, kayt; TYOO ; verb. sehn TOO pluh kayt, TYOO », adjective, noun, verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –adj. hundredfold; centuple. –n. one hundred forms or versions; 100 copies. –v.t. to increase 100 times; …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|du|pli|cate — «kon DOO pluh kiht, DYOO », adjective. folded together lengthwise: »a conduplicate leaf in bud. ╂[< Latin conduplicātus, past participle of conduplicāre < com together + duplicāre to double] …   Useful english dictionary

  • mul|ti|pli|cate — «MUHL tuh pluh kayt», adjective. manifold; multifold; multiplex. ╂[< Latin multiplicātus, past participle of multiplicāre; see etym. at multiply (Cf. ↑multiply)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|du|pli|cate — «verb. rih DOO pluh kayt, DYOO ; adjective. rih DOO pluh kiht, DYOO ; kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to double; repeat. 2. a) to repeat (a letter or syllable) in forming a word. b) to form by such repetition. –v.i. to become… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|du|pli|cate — «suhb DOO pluh kiht, DYOO », adjective. being that of the square roots of the quantities. Example: 2:3 is the subduplicate ratio of 4:9 …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pli|cate — «SUHP luh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –v.t. 1. to beg (a person) humbly and earnestly; address an entreaty to: »The mother supplicated the judge to pardon her son. SYNONYM(S): entreat, beseech, petition …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pli|cate — «KOM pluh kait», verb. cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to make hard to understand or to settle; mix up; confuse: »Too many rules complicate a game. SYNONYM(S): involve …   Useful english dictionary

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