Meanings
nounplica (countable and uncountable, plural plicas or plicae)
- countableuncountablePolish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
- countableuncountablebiologyA diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
- countableuncountablebiologyThe bend of the wing of a bird.
- countableuncountableentertainmentA neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna folded part (as in skin or muscle)
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Origin
- Latinplicare“to fold”
- Englishplica
From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).
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APA
plica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plica
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“plica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plica. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plica,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plica.
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