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Conceptacle
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What's The Definition Of Conceptacle?Synonyms | Synonyms for Conceptacle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Conceptacle: See Also | Conceptacle In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. (Bot.)
(a) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and
having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double
follicle or pair of follicles.
(b) One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of
flowerless plants, especially of algae.
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