exciple
[ ek-suh-puhl ]
nounMycology.
(in certain lichens) the rim or outer covering of the apothecium.
Origin of exciple
1First recorded in 1865–70; see origin at excipulum
- Also ex·ci·pule [ek-suh-pyool], /ˈɛk səˌpyul/, excipulum.
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