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

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

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 Campbell, Douglas Houghton

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)

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)

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)