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CONCEPTACLES
Noun
conceptacles
plural of conceptacle
Source: Wiktionary
CONCEPTACLE
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
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