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ancipital

[an-sip-i-tl]
adjective Botany, Zoology.
  1. 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
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British Dictionary definitions for ancipital

ancipital

ancipitous (ænˈsɪpɪtəs)

adjective
  1. biology flattened and having two edgesancipital stems
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Word Origin

C18: from Latin anceps two-headed
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ancipital in Medicine

ancipital

(ăn-sĭp′ĭ-tl)
adj.
  1. Of or being two-headed or two-edged.
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