receptacle

A liquid filters through a strainer,into the receptacle beneath.

An elongation or enlargement of the receptacle, as in the flowers of the Boraginaceae.

of the rear window defogger switch receptacle on the back of the accessory switch bezel and pull the switch out of the bezel.

A slender prolongation of the receptacle between the carpels as a central axis, as in the fruits of some members of the Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) and the Geraniaceae.

Conceptacle A flask-shaped reproductive cavity that develops on the swollen tips (receptacles) of the thalli of certain brown algae;

Syconium (syconus) A composite inflorescence or fruit in which the small individual flowers are borne on the inside of a hollow receptacle, as in figs (Ficus).