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 ( see concept) + -āculum ( see receptacle)

Example Sentences

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

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)

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

Aspergillus glaucus; b. conidia; c. germinating conidium; d. conceptacle of Eurotium; e. ascus.

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