conceptacle

American

[kuhn-sep-tuh-kuhl] / kənˈsɛp tə kəl /

noun

Biology.

an organ or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.

conceptacle British

/ kənˈsɛptəkəl /

noun

a flask-shaped cavity containing the reproductive organs in some algae and fungi

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Other Word Forms

conceptacular adjective

Etymology

Origin of conceptacle

1605–15; < Latin conceptāculum, equivalent to concept ( us ) conceived ( concept ) + -āculum ( receptacle )

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The tetraspore is also sometimes contained in a conceptacle.

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Fucus serratus, showing a transverse section of the Conceptacle, and Antheridium with Antherozoids escaping.

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Magnified section through a fertile conceptacle of Rockweed, showing the large spores in the midst of threads of cells.

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Similar section of a sterile conceptacle, containing slender antheridia.

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Section through a conceptacle of Delesseria Leprieurei, much magnified, showing the spores, which are single specialized cells, two or three in a row.

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