noun🔗ShareA container."Please use American English grammar and spelling. Here's a sentence: "Please throw your used paper towels in the trash receptacle." "itemutensilthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus."The receptacle of the flower held all the tiny petals tightly together. "biologyplantpartstructurenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).""The biologist examined the tip of the seaweed branch, noting the receptacle filled with tiny reproductive conceptacles." "biologyplantstructureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn organ that receives and holds a secretion."The mammary gland is a receptacle for milk before a baby nurses. "organanatomyphysiologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment."The electrical receptacle in the kitchen is where I plug in my coffee maker. "deviceelectronicselectricutilitybuildingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
