imbricating, ppl. a.
(ˈɪmbrɪkeɪtɪŋ)
[f. imbricate v. + -ing2.]
Overlapping like tiles.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 229 Flowers not..surrounded by imbricating bracteæ. 1851–6 Woodward Mollusca 156 Chiton Squamosus..shell composed of 8 transverse imbricating plates. |