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Definition of Imbricated

Imbricated
Imbricate Im"bri*cate, Imbricated Im"bri*ca`ted, a. [L. imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, -icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile. 2. Lying over each other in regular order, so as to ``break joints,' like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in [ae]stivation. 3. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.

Meaning of Imbricated from wikipedia

- Imbrication is the arrangement of planar bodies such that they stack in a consistent fashion - rather like a toppled run of dominoes. In roofing, imbrication...
- Imbricated clasts, with an implied flow direction of left to right....
- describe leaf vernation. classes of aestivation include: crumpled decussate imbricateoverlapping contorted or twistedevery petal or sepal is outside its...
- less vertically above the other; this is known as an antiformal stack or imbricate stack. If the individual displacements are still greater, the horses have...
- There are three species of lizard named imbricate alligator lizard: Barisia imbricata Barisia ciliaris Barisia jonesi This page is an index of articles...
- Bulbophyllum imbricatum (imbricate bulbophyllum) is a species of orchid. Media related to Bulbophyllum imbricatum at Wikimedia Commons Data related to...
- Epicaerus imbricatus, the imbricated snout beetle, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Epicaerus...
- Sphagnum affine, the imbricate bogmoss, is a species of peat moss or sphagnum moss which is exploited to make commercial peat products. This moss has...
- Acacia imbricata, commonly known as imbricate wattle, is a shrub species that is endemic to South Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 m (3 ft 3 in...
- a species of fern known by the common names narrowleaf swordfern and imbricate sword fern. It is native to western North America from British Columbia...