receptacle
receptacle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- bag
- bale
- balustrade
- bank
- barricade
- barrier
- basket
- begirt
- bent
- bosom
- bound
- box
- breeches
- burden
- bursary
- bury
- cargo
- case
- cash
- chest
- circumscribe
- circumscription
- circumvallation
- coffer
- compass
- confine
- confinement
- container
- containment
- contents
- cordon
- corral
- cosmopolitan
- credit
- cup
- defense
- depository
- dike
- dingle
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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