Etymology

ancipital

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Today it means: Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves. Full definition →

Latin anceps
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  1. Latin · derived fromanceps
  2. English todayancipital

From Latin anceps.

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