# plica

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplaɪkə/

## Definitions
1. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
2. Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
3. A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
4. The bend of the wing of a bird.
5. A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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