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receptacle
/ɹɪˈsɛp.tə.kl̩/
noun
A container.
The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
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