excipulum

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek sip′yə ləm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•cip•u•lum  (ek sip′yə ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation [Mycol.]
  1. Fungiexciple.
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin excipulum device for catching fish. See excipient, -ule
  • 1855–60

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•ci•ple  (ek′sə pəl),USA pronunciation n. [Mycol.]
  1. Fungi(in certain lichens) the rim or outer covering of the apothecium.
Also, ex•ci•pule  (ek′sə pyo̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation excipulum. 
  • see excipulum 1865–70

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