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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

  1. noun A container designed to hold something.
  2. noun A wall socket for plugging in electrical devices.
  3. noun In botany, the part of the flower stalk that the petals and other floral parts attach to.

vessel — full definition

  1. noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).
  2. noun A container, such as a bowl, cup, or bottle, used to hold a liquid or other substance.
  3. noun A tube inside the body or a plant that carries fluid, such as blood.

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