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Definition of: receptacle
(ri·sep′tə·kəl) noun
1. Anything that serves to contain or hold other things.
2. Bot. The base to which the parts of the flower, fruit, or seeds are fixed.
3. An outlet (def. 3). [<OF <L receptaculum <receptare, freq. of recipere RECEIVE]
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