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    [Noun]  | "re*cep*ta*cle" | \ ri-ˈsep-ti-kəl \


    1: one that receives and contains something : container

    2: the end of the flower stalk upon which the floral organs are borne

    3: a structure or tissue (as of a fungus or fern) bearing spores or sporangia


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin receptaculum, from receptare to receive, frequentative of recipere to receive;

    [Noun]  | "receptacle" 


    1: something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation;


      * e.g., " ... place all wrappers in the trash receptacles at the entrances of the theater "



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