exciple

noun

ex·​ci·​ple

ˈeksəpəl

variants or less commonly excipule

-ˌpyül

plural -s

: a saucer-shaped rim around the hymenium of various lichens formed (1) from the hypothecium or (2) from the upper layer of the thallus

called also respectively 1proper exciple, 2thalloid exciple

Word History

Etymology

New Latin excipulum, from Latin, a kind of vessel, from excipere

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