![Close up of Thuja (arborvitae) leaves.](https://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/thuja-imbricate-348x232.jpg)
Botanical Nerd Word: Imbricate
Imbricate: Overlapping like roofing shingles; in conifers, used for tightly pressed scale leaves of many Cupressaceae and Podocarpaceae.* The arborvitae (Thuja) above, a member of the Cupressaceae family, has imbricate …
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