excipulum

[ ek-sip-yuh-luh m ]

/ ɛkˈsɪp yə ləm /

noun, plural ex·cip·u·la [ek-sip-yuh-luh] /ɛkˈsɪp yə lə/. Mycology.

Nearby words

exchequer, excide, excimer, excipient, exciple, excipulum, excircle, excisable, excise, excise tax, exciseman

Origin of excipulum

1855–60; < New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin excipulum device for catching fish. See excipient, -ule

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