receptacle Definition

receptacle
noun

1. Anything that receives, stores or holds something; a container.

Thesaurus: holder, container, repository, vessel, box, well, bin, basket.
2a. bot.
The top of a flower stalk, from which the different flower parts arise;
2b. bot.
In flowerless plants, algae, etc: any of a number of swollen regions that contain the reproductive structures.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin receptaculum reservoir.