Receptacle /(rē̇*sĕp"tȧ*k'l)/

Re·cep·ta·cle

Receptacle

n.
  1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
    O sacred receptacle of my joys!
  2. The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary. (Bot.)