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receptacle Botany a. the enlarged or modified tip of the flower stalk that bears the parts of the flower b. the shortened flattened stem bearing the florets of the capitulum of composite flowers such as the daisy c. the part of lower plants that bears the reproductive organs or spores receptacle [ri′sep·tə·kəl] (botany) The pointed end of a pedicel or peduncle from which the flower parts grow. (electricity) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With two spatulate hands the handling-machine was digging out and flinging masses of clay into the pear-shaped receptacle above, while with another arm it periodically opened a door and removed rusty and black- ened clinkers from the middle part of the machine. I had made her a receptacle of lurid things, but there was an odd recognition of my superiority--my accomplishments and my function-- in her patience under my pain. This place has previously been mentioned as the receptacle for the blanket-pieces, when stript and hoisted from the whale. |
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