Definitions for exciple

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exciple ex·ci·ple

Spelling: [ek-suh-puh l]

IPA: /ˈɛk sə pəl/

Exciple is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in exciple (ceeilpx).

Definitions for exciple

noun

1. (in certain lichens) the rim or outer covering of the apothecium.

Origin of exciple

First recorded in 1865-70; See origin at excipulum

Examples for exciple

A small portion of a section through the exciple of Peltigera canina, showing the plectenchymatous structure.