Receptacle \Re*cep"ta*cle\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[.a]*k'l), n. [F.
   r['e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr.
   recipere to receive. See Receive.]
   1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and
      containing something, as for examople, a basket, a
      vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
      [1913 Webster]

            O sacred receptacle of my joys!       --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot.)
      (a) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of
          the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See
          Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.
      (b) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common
          support to a head of flowers.
      (c) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or
          other matters.
      (d) A special branch which bears the fructification in
          many cryptogamous plants.
          [1913 Webster]

	

	Repository \Re*pos"i*to*ry\ (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]*t[-o]*r[y^]), n.
   [L. repositorium, repostorium: cf. OF. repositoire.]
   A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for
   safety or preservation; a depository. --Locke.
   [1913 Webster]

	

	repository
    n 1: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or
         safekeeping [syn: depository, deposit, depositary,
         repository]
    2: a person to whom a secret is entrusted [syn: repository,
       secretary]
    3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn:
       repository, monument]

	

	110 Moby Thesaurus words for "repository":
   Fort Knox, acquaintance, advocate, alter ego, archives, armory,
   arsenal, attic, backer, bank, basement, bay, best friend, bin,
   bonded warehouse, bookcase, bosom friend, box, brother, bunker,
   bursary, buttery, cargo dock, cash register, cashbox,
   casual acquaintance, cellar, chest, close acquaintance,
   close friend, closet, coffer, coin box, confidant, confidante,
   conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depository, depot, dock,
   drawer, dump, exchequer, familiar, favorer, fellow,
   fellow creature, fellowman, fisc, friend, glory hole, godown,
   gold depository, hold, hutch, inseparable friend, intimate,
   library, locker, lover, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine,
   money chest, neighbor, other self, partisan, penny bank, pickup,
   piggy bank, pork barrel, public crib, public till, public treasury,
   public trough, rack, repertory, reservoir, rick, safe,
   safe-deposit box, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room, storage,
   store, storehouse, storeroom, strong room, strongbox, subtreasury,
   supply base, supply depot, supporter, sympathizer, tank, till,
   treasure house, treasure room, treasure-house, treasury, vat,
   vault, warehouse, well-wisher, wine cellar

	

	repository

   1.  See data dictionary.

   2.  The core of a CASE tool, typically a DBMS
   where all development documents are stored.

   (1999-04-27)