receptacle
The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
Other meanings
A condensed rachis of a capitate or umbellate inflorescence at the end of the peduncle, to which all of the florets or pedicels are attached.
A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
A kind of
- plant part
Related words
- receptacular
- mail receptacle
- cum receptacle
Word history
From Latin "receptāculum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “receptacle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.