Folded or doubled over; consisting of two layers or folds.
From 'bi-' (two) and 'plicate' (from Latin 'plicatus,' folded). Related to 'plication' (folding). Used in anatomy and geology to describe structures with two folds.
Geologists use 'biplicate' to describe rock formations where layers are folded double—imagine taking a sheet of paper and folding it once; that crease is a plication, and if it's folded symmetrically, it's biplicate.
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