Receptacle

rē-sep′ta-kl, n. that into which anything is received or in which it is contained: ( bot. ) the basis of a flower: ( zool. ) an organ that receives and holds a secretion.— n. Rē′cept , an idea taken into the mind from without.— adj. Receptac′ular ( bot. ), pertaining to or serving as a receptacle.— n. Receptibil′ity , receivability.— adj. Recept′ible , receivable.— ns. Recep′tion , the act of receiving: admi ion: state of being received: acceptance: a receiving officially: ( Milt. ) capacity for receiving: a receiving of guests for entertainment: welcome: treatment at first coming; Recep′tion-room .— adj. Recept′ive , having the quality of receiving or containing: ( phil. ) capable of receiving, or quick to receive, impre ions.— ns. Recept′ivene ; Receptiv′ity , quality of being receptive. [L. recipĕre , receptum , to receive.]