[ noun ] a folded part (as in skin or muscle) <noun.body>
Plica \Pli"ca\, n. [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 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.