conceptacle

American  

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

noun

Biology.

1. an organ or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.

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conceptacle British  

/ kənˈsɛptəkəl /

noun

1. 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 )

Example Sentences

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 Gray, Asa

The tetraspore is also sometimes contained in a conceptacle.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter

When they are quite ripe, the wall of the conceptacle becomes brittle, and from irregular fissures, arising easily from contact, the colourless round sporidia are liberated.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

In some species of Erysiphei the conceptacle encloses but a single sporangium, in others several, which are attached together at the base.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

F. platycarpus, they are both in the same conceptacle.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton