"receptacle" Definition

Definitions for the word "receptacle" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 containing vessel, place, or space. 2 bot. Enlarged and modified area of the stem apex which bears the flower. [latin: related to *receive]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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