ancipitalとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

ancipital (not comparable)

1. (botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.
2. Double; doubtful or ambiguous.
   • 1988, Thomas Fleiner-Gerster, Modern Constitution (page 192)

     This ancipital character of a constitution raises the problem of its adaptability or flexibility. As noted above, many constitutions provide more or less difficult conditions for their amendment, […]

同意語

• ancipitous

派生語

• subancipital