conceptacle
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of conceptacle
1605–15; < Latin conceptāculum, equivalent to concept ( us ) conceived ( see concept) + -āculum ( see receptacle)
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Magnified section through a fertile conceptacle of Rockweed, showing the large spores in the midst of threads of cells.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The tetraspore is also sometimes contained in a conceptacle.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Peter Gray
E, natural size. v, air bladders. x, conceptacle bearing branches.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
Fig. 100a.—Formation of conceptacle in Erysiphe Certain phenomena concerned in the development of the Erysiphei belong also to this connection.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Similar section of a sterile conceptacle, containing slender antheridia.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
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