The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ancipitous — an·cip·i·tous … English syllables
ancipitous — a. having two faces or edges; double headed; twofold … Dictionary of difficult words
ancipitous — adjective see ancipital … Useful english dictionary
ancipital, ancipitate, ancipitous — Two headed; two edged. [L. anceps, two headed] … Medical dictionary
Ancipital — An*cip i*tal, Ancipitous An*cip i*tous, a. [L. anceps, ancipitis, two headed, double; an for amb on both sides + caput head.] (Bot.) Two edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ancipital — /ænˈsɪpətl/ (say an sipuhtl) adjective Botany two edged: ancipital stems. Also, ancipitous. {Latin anceps two headed + al1} …
ancipital — [an sip′it əsan sip′it əl] adj. [< L anceps (gen. ancipitis), two headed, two sided < an for ambi , on both sides (see AMBI ) + caput, HEAD] Bot. two edged, as the flat stems of certain grasses: also ancipitous [an sip′it əs] … English World dictionary
