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conceptacle — [ kɔ̃sɛptakl ] n. m. • XVe; lat. conceptaculum; cf. réceptacle ♦ Bot. Petite poche dans laquelle sont groupés les filaments reproducteurs chez les algues. ● conceptacle nom masculin (latin conceptaculum, réceptacle) Organe reproducteur des fucus… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Conceptacle — Con*cep ta*cle, n. [L. conceptaculum, fr. concipere to receive. See {Conceive}.] 1. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. [Obs.] Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceptacle — [kən sep′tə kəl] n. [L conceptaculum, receptacle < pp. of concipere: see CONCEIVE] Bot. a sac opening outward and containing reproductive cells, found in some brown algae … English World dictionary
Conceptacle — Conceptacles are specialised cavities of marine and freshwater algae that contain the reproductive organs. They are situated in the receptacle and open by a small ostiole.[1] Conceptacles are present in Corallinaceae,[2] and Hildenbrandiales, as… … Wikipedia
conceptacle — noun Etymology: New Latin conceptaculum, from Latin, receptacle, from conceptus, past participle of concipere to take in Date: 1835 an external cavity containing reproductive cells in algae (as of the genus Fucus) … New Collegiate Dictionary
conceptacle — noun A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs … Wiktionary
conceptacle — (kon sè pta kl ) s. m. Terme de botanique. Synonyme de follicule. Organe particulier des champignons, renfermant des sporanges ou thèques. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. conceptaculum, réservoir, de conceptum, supin de concipere, recueillir (voy.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
conceptacle — con|cep|ta|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
conceptacle — con·cep·ta·cle … English syllables
conceptacle — /kənˈsɛptɪkəl/ (say kuhn septikuhl) noun Biology an organ or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies. {Latin conceptāculum receptacle} …
