Word: receptacle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
cep
ta
cle
Definition: The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
Morphemes:
Affix: receptacle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
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