CONCEPTACLE

Noun

conceptacle (plural conceptacles)

(obsolete) A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body.

(phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs.

(botany) A pericarp of one valve; a follicle.

Source: Wiktionary

Con*cep"ta*cle, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition