Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plica"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plica \Pli"ca\, n. [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See
{Ply}, v.]
1. (Med.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it
becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of
Polish origin, and is hence called also {Polish plait}.
--Dunglison.
2. (Bot.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an
excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of
ordinary branches.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The bend of the wing of a bird.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plica
n : a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) [syn: {fold}]
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