re·cep·ta·cle

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• con|cep|ta|cle — «kuhn SEHP tuh kuhl», noun. Biology. a cavity producing or enclosing reproductive cells in certain thallophytes. ╂[< Latin conceptāculum receptacle (diminutive) < conceptus, ūs conception; see etym. under concept (Cf. ↑concept)] …   Useful english dictionary

• re|cep|ta|cle — «rih SEHP tuh kuhl», noun. 1. any container or place used to put things in to keep them conveniently. Bags, baskets, and vaults are all receptacles. 2. the stalklike part of a flower that bears the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils: »All these …   Useful english dictionary

• cle — cle·chée; cle·oid; cle·o·me; cle·o·nus; cle·o·pat·ra; cle·ri·ci; cle·ro·den·dron; cle·ro·den·drum; cle·ro·man·cy; cle·ruch; cle·ru·chy; cle·rus; cle·thra; cle·thra·ce·ae; cle·ve s; col·li·cle; con·cep·ta·cle; con·i·cle; cor·a·cle; cor·ni·cle;… …   English syllables

• cep — ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cep·tion; ac·cep·tor; am·bo·cep·tor; ap·per·cep·tion; ap·per·cep·tion·ism; ap·per·cep·tion·ist; ap·per·cep·tive; bi·cep; cep; con·cep·ci·ón; con·cep·ta·cle; con·cep·tac·u·lum; con·cep·ti·ble;… …   English syllables

• conceptacle — con·cep·ta·cle …   English syllables

• receptacle — re·cep·ta·cle …   English syllables

• ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

• receptacle — re•cep•ta•cle [[t]rɪˈsɛp tə kəl[/t]] n. 1) a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something 2) bot the modified or expanded portion of a plant stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head 3) elm …   From formal English to slang

• bag — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English