English Dictionary

ancipital

形容詞

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(botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves. / Double; doubtful or ambiguous.

日本語の意味

（植物学）円形ではなく、両側に二つの鋭い辺を有する状態。例として青草の平たくなった茎や稀に葉に見られる。 / 二重の、もしくはあいまいで判断が難しい状態。

The botanist carefully measured the ancipital leaf, noting its unmistakable double-ridged shape.

植物学者は、その二稜（にりょう）の葉を注意深く測定し、典型的な丸い葉身とは対照的にはっきりした二つの稜線があることに気づいた。

意味（1）

(botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.

意味（2）

Double; doubtful or ambiguous.

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, […]