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ancipitous
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ancipitous, a. [L. anceps, ancipitis, two-headed, double; an- for amb- on both sides + caput head.].
Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves. [1913 Webster]
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