Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-CEP'TA-CLE, n. [L. conceptaculum; from concipio. See Conceive.]

1. That in which any thing is contained; a vessel; a receiver, or receptacle. – Woodward.
2. In botany, a follicle; a pericarp of one valve, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it. – Martyn.