EXCIPLE

Etymology

Noun

exciple (plural exciples)

(lichenology) The outer part of the fructification of most lichens.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"ci*ple, Ex*cip"u*lum, n. Etym: [NL. excipulum, fr. L. excipere. See Except.] (Bot.)

Definition: The outer part of the fructification of most lichens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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