noun
- A small cavity or chamber in certain seaweeds (especially brown algae) that contains reproductive organs or spores.
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The conceptacle of the kelp releases spores into the surrounding water.
- Marine biologists examined the conceptacles under a microscope to study algal reproduction.
- Brown algae are characterized by the presence of conceptacles along their fronds.
- Each conceptacle in the seaweed contains multiple reproductive cells.