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receptacles

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  1. A container.
  2. The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
  3. A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
  4. An organ that receives and holds a secretion.

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