Plica

[plaikә]

解釋/意思:

(v.) 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.

(v.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.

(v.) The bend of the wing of a bird.

校對:凯特

解釋/意思:

n. in the phrase Plica Polonica a disease of the scalp in which the hairs become matted together by an adhesive and often fetid secretion occurring in several countries but esp. in Poland.

編輯:威拉