Plica
Origin
From
Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare ("to fold")
Full definition of plica
Noun
- A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
- Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica; a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
- (botany) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
- (zoology) The bend of the wing of a bird.