'Receptacle' definitions:
Definition of 'receptacle'
From: WordNet
noun
A container that is used to put or keep things in
noun
Enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
noun
An electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
Definition of 'Receptacle'
From: GCIDE
- Receptacle \Re*cep"ta*cle\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[.a]*k'l), n. [F. r['e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See Receive.]
- 1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository. [1913 Webster]
- O sacred receptacle of my joys! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'receptacle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amnion,
- androecium,
- anther,
- autoclave,
- bag,
- basket,
- billy,
- bladder,
- bleb,
- blister,
- boll,
- botany,
- box,
- bucket,
- caddy,
- cage,
- calyx,
- can,
- canister,
- capsule,
- carpel,
- case,
- casket,
- casserole,
- cell,
- chest,
- china,
- chinaware,
- coaster,
- compote,
- container,
- corolla,
- corolla tube,
- corona,
- crock,
- crucible,
- cyst,
- dish,
- epicalyx,
- fistula,
- follicle,
- gallbladder,
- gallipot,
- garbage can,
- gynoecium,
- hod,
- holdall,
- holder,
- hopper,
- legume,
- loculus,
- magazine,
- marsupium,
- megasporophyll,
- microsporophyll,
- mortar,
- mortarboard,
- pail,
- palette,
- patera,
- perianth,
- pericarp,
- petal,
- pistil,
- pitcher,
- plate,
- platter,
- pocket,
- pod,
- powder horn,
- receiver,
- reliquary,
- repository,
- sac,
- saccule,
- sacculus,
- saccus,
- salver,
- saucer,
- scrotum,
- scuttle,
- seedcase,
- silique,
- sinus,
- slop pail,
- sound,
- stamen,
- stigma,
- stomach,
- style,
- tableware,
- tin,
- torus,
- trash can,
- tray,
- trencher,
- udder,
- utensil,
- vasculum,
- vat,
- ventricle,
- vesica,
- vesicle,
- vessel,
- waiter,
- wastepaper basket,
- watering can