Imbricate
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To overlap in a regular pattern. intransitive, transitive
- 2 overlap wordnet
- 3 To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication.
- 4 place so as to overlap wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"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."
Adjective
- 1 used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).