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. Conceptacles are present in Corallinaceae, and Hildenbrandiales, as well as the brown Fucales. In the Fucales there is no haploid phase in the reproductive cycle and therefore n...
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• (n.) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles. • (n.) That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. • (n.) One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae.Conceptacle: words i...
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Con·cep'ta·cle noun [ Latin
conceptaculum , from
concipere to receive. See
Conceive .]
1. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. [ Obsolete]
Woodward. 2. (Botany) (a) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on ...
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an organ or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.
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