Meaning of RECEPTACLE
| Pronunciation: | | ri'septukul
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- [n] a container that is used to put or keep things in
- [n] an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
- [n] enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
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| | See Also: | | ash-pan, ashtray, beehive, cat box, catchall, chamberpot, coin box, collection plate, container, cuspidor, dustpan, electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, expansion slot, fitting, hive, hopper, hot-water bag, hot-water bottle, in-basket, in-tray, out-basket, outlet, outlet box, out-tray, pix, plant part, plate, potty, pyx, save-all, silent butler, slot, socket, spittoon, stalk, stem, thunder mug, tidy, tray, trough, wall plug, wall socket | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*cep"ta*cle\, n. [F. r['e]ceptacle, L.
receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to
receive. See {Receive}.]
1. That which serves, or is used, fro receiving and
containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a
reservoir; a repository.
O sacred receptacle of my joys! --Shak.
2. (Bot.)
(a) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of
the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See
Illust. of {Flower}, and {Ovary}.
(b) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common
support to a head of flowers.
(c) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or
other matters.
(d) A special branch which bears the fructification in
many cryptogamous plants.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The main stem of a flower (torus); in ferns, a main stem on which sporangia arise. |
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