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conceptacle

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

noun

Biology.
  1. an organ or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.


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 ( see concept) + -āculum ( see receptacle)

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Similar section of a sterile conceptacle, containing slender antheridia.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa