Exciple - LIAS Glossary

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exciple (noun, pl. exciples; ascocarp term; synonymous original Latinized form: sl. excipulum, pl. excipulae) – an anatomical term generally referring to any lateral layer surrounding, embracing or enveloping an ascocarp or conidioma, whether originally derived from the ascocarp itself or the surrounding thallus. This is: part of ascocarp.

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