noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
imbricate; overlapping like roof tiles
Technical term used in botany, zoology, and architecture to describe scales, leaves, feathers, or shingles arranged in an overlapping pattern like roof tiles.
この植物の葉は瓦状に重なっている。
The leaves of this plant overlap in an imbricate pattern.
瓦状の鱗が爬虫類の体を覆っている。
Imbricate scales cover the reptile's body.