ancipital

[ an-sip-i-tl ]

/ ænˈsɪp ɪ tl /

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adjective Botany, Zoology.

two-edged: ancipital stems.

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Origin of ancipital

1785–95; <Latin ancipit- (stem of anceps; an- (see ancile) + -cipit- combining form of caput head) + -al¹

Words nearby ancipital

ancientry, ancient wisdom, ancile, ancilla, ancillary, ancipital, Ancohuma, ancon, ancona, ancré, Ancus Marcius

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British Dictionary definitions for ancipital

ancipital

ancipitous (ænˈsɪpɪtəs)

/ (ænˈsɪpɪtəl) /

adjective

biology flattened and having two edgesancipital stems

Word Origin for ancipital

C18: from Latin anceps two-headed

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