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excipula

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ex⋅cip⋅u⋅lum

  [ek-sip-yuh-luhm]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] . Mycology.
exciple.
Origin:
1855–60; < NL, special use of ML excipulum device for catching fish. See excipient, -ule

ex⋅ci⋅ple

  [ek-suh-puhl]
–noun Mycology.
(in certain lichens) the rim or outer covering of the apothecium.
Also, ex⋅ci⋅pule  [ek-suh-pyool] , excipulum.

Origin:
1865–70; see excipulum
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