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Receptacle logo #10101) Ashtray 2) Bin 3) Bowl 4) Case 5) Catchall 6) Chamberpot 7) Container 8) Cup 9) Cuspidor 10) Gynobase 11) Hopper 12) Ossuary 13) Outlet 14) Pouch 15) Spittoon 16) Tray 17) Tseca
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Receptacle logo #10101) Ballot box 2) Container 3) Electrical outlet 4) French word used in English 5) Inclosure 6) Object for holding something 7) Outlet for a plug 8) Power outlet 9) Receiver 10) Recipient 11) Reservatory
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receptacle logo #10444
  1. a container that is used to put or keep things in
  2. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
  3. an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

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receptacle logo #21820the axis of a flower, in other words, floral axis; torus; for example in Asteraceae, the floral base or common receptacle is the expanded summit of the peduncle on which the flowers are inserted.
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Receptacle logo #21002• (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 plants. • (n.) The dilated apex of a pedicel whi...
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receptacle logo #21003(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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Receptacle logo #22995the expanded apex of a flower stalk which bears the floral organs, either such structures as individual petals, sepals etc., or entire flowers in head-like inflorescences such as is typical of the Asteraceae
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Receptacle logo #20901The end of the stem or stalk on which the flower parts are borne.
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Receptacle logo #20933 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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receptacle logo #20973The main stem of a flower (torus), in ferns, a main stem on which sporangia arise. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Receptacle logo #21767the expanded apex of a flower stalk which bears the floral organs, either such structures as individual petals, sepals etc., or entire flowers in head-like inflorescences such as is typical of the asteraceae
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Receptacle logo #22037That part of the flower to which the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are usually attached.
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Receptacle logo #22038That part of the flower to which the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are usually attached.
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receptacle logo #22043in the aster family (Compositae), an enlarged summit of the flower stalk to which the flowers are attached.
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Receptacle logo #22113That part of the stem that has flower parts attached to it
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Receptacle logo #20972Re·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 receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, ...
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Receptacle logo #22996That part of the stem that has flower parts attached to it
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Receptacle logo #21057- 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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receptacle logo #21351(L: capere to take; recipere to recieve; receiving end) the part of an alga bearing reproductive structures.
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receptacle logo #21009receptacle 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. Etymology: directly or via French from Latin rec...
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receptacle logo #20974 noun a container that is used to put or keep things in
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receptacle logo #21221The 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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Receptacle logo #22400An electrical outlet. A typical household will have many 120 volt receptacles for plugging in lams
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Receptacle logo #23353The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached.
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Receptacle logo #23878An 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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