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exciple

exciple noun: the outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.

Noun

exciple (plural exciples)

  1. The outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.

Forms of exciple

pluralexciples

Origin of exciple

From Latin excipere.

Questions about exciple

What does exciple mean?
Exciple means the outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.
What part of speech is exciple?
Exciple is a noun.
What is the plural of exciple?
The plural of exciple is exciples.

Words near exciple in the dictionary

  1. excimers
  2. excinuclease
  3. excinucleases
  4. excipient
  5. excipients
  6. exciple
  7. exciples
  8. exciplex
  9. exciplexes
  10. excipula
  11. excipular

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