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noun

Plica n.

(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.

(Bot.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.

(Zool.) The bend of the wing of a bird.

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Etymology of 'Plica'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Plica" Quotes from Famous Books

... subcylindracea, turrita, decollata, dense capillaceo-costulata, corneo-lutea, maculis obscuris flavidis; sutura impressa; anfractus 11, convexiusculi; apertura pyriformis, columella triplicata, plica inferior maxima, conspicua, elevata, acuta, spiralis; peristoma continuum, solutum. Long. 18—Diam. 4—Apert 4 mill. (Mus. ...

— Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John MacGillivray

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