plicating

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A form of plicate — Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plicate
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APA

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