1. (botany) used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
   "The imbricate leaves of the artichoke protect its heart";
   - imbricated

1. Place so as to overlap
   "imbricate the roof tiles"
    
2. Overlap
   "The roof tiles imbricate"

Derived forms: imbricated, imbricating, imbricates

See also: rough, unsmooth

Type of: lay, overlap, place, pose, position, put, set

Encyclopedia: Imbricate