ˈeksəpəl noun
also ex·ci·pule -ˌpyül
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin excipulum, from Latin, a kind of vessel, from excipere
: a saucer-shaped rim around the hymenium of various lichens formed (1) from the hypothecium or (2) from the upper layer of the thallus — called also respectively (1) proper exciple, (2) thalloid exciple