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con⋅cep⋅ta⋅cle

[kuhn-sep-tuh-kuhl]
–noun Biology.
an organ or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.

Origin:
1605–15; < L conceptāculum, equiv. to concept(us) conceived (see concept ) + -āculum (see receptacle )


con⋅cep⋅tac⋅u⋅lar [kon-sep-tak-yuh-ler] , adjective
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con·cep·ta·cle   (kən-sěp'tə-kəl)   
n.  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.

[Latin conceptāculum, receptacle, from conceptus, past participle of concipere, to conceive; see conceive.]
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