imbricate has definitions from the field of botany
1
[ verb ] overlap

Examples

"The roof tiles imbricate"

Related terms

overlap imbrication

2
[ verb ] place so as to overlap

Examples

"imbricate the roof tiles"

Related terms

situate

3
[ adjective ] (botany) used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles

Synonyms

imbricated

Related terms

botany rough

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