Word: receptacle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
cep
ta
cle
Definition: In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
Morphemes:
Affix: receptacle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back, again
Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: I hold
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
Meaning: suffix forming nouns from verbs, particularly nouns representing tools and instruments