Look up: receptacle

1. receptacle
   [n] - enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts 2. [n] - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert 3. [n] - a container that is used to put or keep things in
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2. Receptacle
   The end of the stem or stalk on which the flower parts are borne.
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3. Receptacle
   An electrical outlet. A typical household will have many 120 volt receptacles for plugging in lams and appliances and 240 volt receptacles for the range, clothes dryer, air conditioners, etc.
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4. Receptacle
   Re·cep'ta·cle (re*sĕp'tȧ*k'l) noun [ French réceptacle , Latin receptaculum , from receptare , v. intens. from recipere to receive. See Receive .] 1. That which serves, or is used, for receivi...
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5. receptacle
   The main stem of a flower (torus), in ferns, a main stem on which sporangia arise. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. receptacle
   noun a container that is used to put or keep things in
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7. receptacle
   noun enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
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8. Receptacle
   • (n.) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters. • (n.) That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository. • (n.) A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous pla...
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9. receptacle
   (from the article `Asterales`) In many members of the order, especially the archaic tribe Heliantheae, the common receptacle (the short stem tip, on which all the flowers of the ... The receptacle is the axis (stem) to which the floral organs are attached. Floral organs are attached either in a low continuous spiral, as is common ... ...
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10. receptacle
    receptacle 1. A container that holds, contains, or receives a liquid or solid. 2. The end of a flower stalk, bearing the parts of a flower, or the florets of a composite flower. 3. In a plant that reproduces through spores, e.g. an alga or liverwort, the part that bears the reproductive organs. 4...
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11. Receptacle
    - An electrical outlet. A typical household will have many 120 volt receptacles for plugging in lams and appliances and 240 volt receptacles for the range, clothes dryer, air conditioners, etc.
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12. receptacle
    
    • a container that is used to put or keep things in
    • enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
    • an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
    
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13. receptacle
    The enlarged end of a flower stalk to which the floral parts are attached. Normally the receptacle is rounded, but in some plants it is flattened or cup-shaped. The term is also used for the region on that part of some seaweeds which becomes swollen at certain times of the year and bears the reproductive organs
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14. receptacle
    (L: capere to take; recipere to recieve; receiving end) the part of an alga bearing reproductive structures.
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15. Receptacle
    (botany) Angiosperms: In botany, the receptacle is the thickened part of a stem from which the flower organs grow. In some accessory fruits, for example the pome and strawberry, the receptacle gives rise to the edible part of the fruit. The fruit of Rubus species is a cluster of drupel...
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