plica

Meaning

1. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
2. Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
3. A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
4. The bend of the wing of a bird.
5. A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.

Synonyms

fold

crease

crimp

ruga

plication

ply

pucker

rugosity

sulcus

gofer

flute

🪈

gauffer

buckle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplaɪkə/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).