imbricate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
imbricate
adj.
covered with overlapping sections; having overlapping edges (like roof tiles or scales)
v.
partially cover, overlap like roof tiles
Aestivation (botany)
Aestivation or
estivation refers to the positional arrangement of the parts of a flower within a flower bud before it has opened. Aestivation is also sometimes referred to as
praefoliation or
prefoliation, but these terms may also mean
vernation: the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud.
imbricate
Verb
1. place so as to overlap; "imbricate the roof tiles"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) imbrication, overlapping, lapping
2. overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate"
(hypernym) overlap
(derivation) imbrication, overlapping, lapping
Adjective
1. used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
(synonym) imbricated
(similar) rough, unsmooth
(classification) botany, phytology
imbricato
adj.
imbricate, covered with overlapping sections; having overlapping edges (like roof tiles or scales)
Imbricate
(v. t.)
To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.
(a.)
Alt. of Imbricated
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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