conceptacle

noun con·cep·ta·cle \kən-ˈsep-ti-kəl\

Definition of CONCEPTACLE

: an external cavity containing reproductive cells in algae (as of the genus Fucus)

New Latin conceptaculum, from Latin, receptacle, from conceptus, past participle of concipere to take in

First Known Use: 1835

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