receptacle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: receptacle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for receptacle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
receptacle n 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Receptacle \Recep"tacle\, n. [F. r[82]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.