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IMBRICATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does imbricated mean?
• IMBRICATED (adjective)
The adjective IMBRICATED has 1 sense:
1. used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
Familiarity information: IMBRICATED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
Synonyms:
imbricate; imbricated
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
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