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Webster 1913 Edition

Plica

‖

Pli′ca

,
Noun.
[LL., a fold, fr. L.
plicare
to fold. See
Ply
,
Verb.
]
1.
(Med.)
A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also
Polish plait
.
Dunglison.
2.
(Bot.)
A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
3.
(Zool.)
The bend of the wing of a bird.

Webster 1828 Edition

Plica

PLI'CA

,
Noun.
[L. a fold.] The plica polonica is a disease of the hair, peculiar to Poland and the neighboring countries. In this disease, the hair of the head is matted or clotted by means of an acrid viscid humor which exudes from the hair.

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