imbricate

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imbricate

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Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). The pileus is sessile, or sometimes narrowed at the base into a short stem, the caps often numerous and crowded together in an overlapping or imbricate manner.

verb imbricates · imbricating · imbricated

  1. intransitive, transitive To overlap in a regular pattern.
  2. To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication.

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verb overlap in a regular pattern

Españolimbricar
Portuguêsimbricar
Françaisimbriquer

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"imbricate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imbricate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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imbricate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imbricate

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"imbricate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imbricate.

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@misc{imbricate_2026,
  title = {imbricate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imbricate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}