imbricate
pronunciation
How to pronounce imbricate in British English:
UK ['ɪmbrɪkeɪt]
How to pronounce imbricate in American English:
US ['ɪmbrɪˌkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- place so as to overlap
- overlap
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- Adjective:
- used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
Word Origin
- imbricate (v.)
- 1704 (implied in imbricated), from Latin imbricatus "covered with tiles," past participle of imbricare "to cover with rain tiles" (see imbrication). As an adjective from 1650s. Related: Imbricated; imbricating.
Example
- 1. Petals 5 , imbricate , large and conspicuous .
- 2. Bud scales imbricate , glabrous or pubescent .
- 3. Petals 5 , imbricate or valvate .
- 4. Petals 3 , imbricate below or valvate , usually exceeding calyx .
- 5. Sepals 5 , often petaloid , caducous or persistent , imbricate .