contortuplicate

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adjective

Plaited lengthwise and also twisted.

“The bud of the morning glory is contortuplicate.”

OriginLatin contortuplicatus →
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Meanings

adjectivecontortuplicate (comparative more contortuplicate, superlative most contortuplicate)

comparative more contortuplicate · superlative most contortuplicate

  1. biologyPlaited lengthwise and also twisted.

    The bud of the morning glory is contortuplicate.

Origin

  1. Latincontortuplicatus
  2. Englishcontortuplicate

From Latin contortuplicatus, from contortus (“contorted”) + plicare (“to fold”).

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APA

contortuplicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contortuplicate

MLA

“contortuplicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contortuplicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contortuplicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contortuplicate.

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