- Exciple
- Exciple Ex"ci*ple, ||Excipulum Ex*cip"u*lum, n. [NL. excipulum, fr. L. excipere. See {Except}.] (Bot.) The outer part of the fructification of most lichens. [1913 Webster]
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Exciple
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exciple — /ek seuh peuhl/, n. Mycol. (in certain lichens) the rim or outer covering of the apothecium. Also, excipule /ek seuh pyoohl /, excipulum. [1865 70; see EXCIPULUM] * * * … Universalium
exciple — ex·ci·ple … English syllables
exciple — … Useful english dictionary
Excipulum — Exciple Ex ci*ple, ||Excipulum Ex*cip u*lum, n. [NL. excipulum, fr. L. excipere. See {Except}.] (Bot.) The outer part of the fructification of most lichens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excipule — noun see exciple * * * exciple, excipule (ˈɛksɪp(ə)l, ˈɛksɪpjuːl) Anglicized forms of excipulum. in Treas. Bot … Useful english dictionary
ex|ci|pule — «EHK suh pyool», noun. = exciple. (Cf. ↑exciple) … Useful english dictionary
ex|cip|u|lum — «ehk SIHP yuh luhm», noun, plural la « luh». = exciple. (Cf. ↑exciple) … Useful english dictionary
Parmeliaceae — Parmelia cunninghammii, photographed in New Zealand. Scale bar = 1 cm. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
excipulum — /ek sip yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. excipula / leuh/. Mycol. exciple. [1855 60; < NL, special use of ML excipulum device for catching fish. See EXCIPIENT, ULE] * * * … Universalium
Menegazzia — pertransita growing on a tree near Arthur s Pass, New Zealand. Scale bar = 1 cm. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
