pucker vs plication

pucker and plication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pucker	Yes	No	Yes	No
plication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plication is a hypernym of pucker; that is, plication is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:

Other hypernyms of pucker include bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold.

pucker (noun)	plication (noun)
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)	the act of folding in parallel folds
	an angular or rounded shape made by folding

pucker (verb)	plication (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
draw together into folds or puckers
become wrinkled or drawn together