Meaning

noun a container that is used to put or keep things in

noun enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

noun an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

originFrom Middle English receptacle, from Anglo-Norman receptacle and Middle French receptacle (“organ containing a fluid; gathering place; water basin”) (modern French réceptacle), from Latin receptāculum (“animal enclosure, container, place of refuge, receptacle, repository, reservoir, shelter”), from receptāre (“to harbour, to receive, to shelter”) or receptō (“to receive back or again, to…

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