imbricated

1. 1.

   used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles

   Synonymsimbricate

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   botany

Questions about imbricated

What does imbricated mean?

imbricated means "used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles".

How many syllables are in imbricated?

imbricated has 4 syllables: im-bri-ca-ted. The stress falls on "bri".

What is another word for imbricated?

Close synonyms include imbricate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is imbricated a common word?

imbricated is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.