Imbricated a. : Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.

Imbricated a. : Lying over each other in regular order, so as to "break joints," like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in aestivation.

Imbricated a. : In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.

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Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Imbricated. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Imbricate refers to clastics sediments that are laid down with a preferential orientation of the composing grains.[1] This is most often applied to conglomerates and gravels. ...