receptáculo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- receptacle noun A container designed to hold something.
- vessel noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).
Senses
receptáculo is used for these senses in English:
- receptacle A container.
- receptacle (botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
- vessel A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]
receptacle — full definition
- noun A container designed to hold something.
- noun A wall socket for plugging in electrical devices.
- noun In botany, the part of the flower stalk that the petals and other floral parts attach to.
vessel — full definition
- noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).
- noun A container, such as a bowl, cup, or bottle, used to hold a liquid or other substance.
- noun A tube inside the body or a plant that carries fluid, such as blood.