Conceptacle definition

kən-sĕptə-kəl
One of many specialized hollow chambers containing reproductive structures that appear as dark, dotlike bodies on the surface of receptacles in certain algae and fungi.
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(bot.) A sac opening outward and containing reproductive cells, found in some brown algae.
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One of many specialized hollow chambers containing reproductive structures that appear as dark, dotlike bodies on the surface of receptacles in certain algae and fungi.
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(phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs.
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Noun

Singular:
conceptacle
Plural:
conceptacles

Origin of conceptacle

  • Latin conceptāculum receptacle from conceptus past participle of concipere to conceive conceive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Conceptacle Sentence Examples

  • Both organs may occur in one conceptacle, as in Pelvetia, or each may be confined to one conceptacle or even one plant, as in Fucus vesiculosus.

  • On the maturation of the oospheres the outer layer of the oogonial wall ruptures, and the oospheres, still surrounded by a middle and inner layer, pass out through the mouth of the conceptacle.

  • The antheridia, which arise in the conceptacular cavity as special cells of branched filaments, are similarly discharged whole, the antherozoids only escaping when the antheridia are clear of the conceptacle.

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