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Definition of Ancipital
1. a. Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.
Definition of Ancipital
1. Adjective. having two faces or edges ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ancipital
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Ancipital
1. Ancipitateancipitous Two-headed; two-edged. Origin: L. Anceps, two-headed (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ancipital
Literary usage of Ancipital
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Genus Phoradendron: A Monographic Revision by William Trelease (1916)
"Internodes moderate (2-4x30-50 mm.) sharply ancipital, somewhat ... smooth,
sharply ancipital or somewhat rhombic and dilated upwards. ..."
2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1896)
"The character given by Nuttall, to which your correspondent alludes, "culms solid
and compressed not terete but solid and ancipital," is one which is ..."
3. The American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure, Life by Alphonso Wood (1875)
"Branches spreading, ancipital; Ivs. thick, lance-ovate, obtuse, sessile;
flowers (large) solitary, sessile. Ga. to Ark. 2—4f. ..."
4. Botany of the Southern States by John Darby (1860)
"mous, ancipital brunches. Leaves narrow, lanceolate. ... Ы. AMBIG'UUM, (Ell.)
Stem with numerous ancipital, opposite branches, with scaly bark. ..."
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