释义 |
ancipitous, a.|ænˈsɪpɪtəs| [f. as prec. + -ous.] †1. Uncertain, doubtful. Obs.
1652Gaule Magastrom. 86 Planets amicall, benevolous..as also ancipitous, and indifferent to both. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 263 Which is the true turbith is yet ancipitous. 2. Bot. = ancipital.
a1859Worcester cites Brande. 1866Treas. Bot. 62/1 Ancipitous, two-edged, as the stem of an Iris. 1882Baker in Jrnl. Bot. No. 231. 70 A large tree with branchlets ancipitous and obscurely pilose towards the tip. |