receptacle

Examples of receptacle in the following topics:

• Suggestions for reducing paper use

  • Place a paper recycling receptacle in a conspicuous place, encourage its use, and schedule a designated employee or cleaning crew member to arrange regular collection.

• Angsiosperm Fruit

  • For instance, strawberries are derived from the receptacle, while apples are derived from the pericarp, or hypanthium.

• The Mediterranean

  • In metalwork, large sculptures in the round, normally rather scarce in the Islamic world, served as elaborate receptacles for water or as fountain spouts.

• Development of Fruit and Fruit Types

  • Accessory fruits (sometimes called false fruits) are not derived from the ovary, but from another part of the female gametophyte, such as the receptacle (strawberry) or the hypanthium (apples and pears).

• African Art and the Spirit World

  • The Kono and Komo societies use similar statues to serve as receptacles for spiritual forces.

• Characteristics of Gymnosperms

  • Their sporangia (receptacle in which asexual spores are formed) are found on sporophylls, plated scale-like structures that together make up cones.

• Safety Precautions in the Household

  • When lacking an earth/ground connection (some people cut the third prong off the plug because they only have outdated two-hole receptacles), a severe shock is possible.

• Female Reproductive Anatomy

  • It allows menstrual flow to leave the body, is the receptacle for the penis during intercourse, and serves as the vessel for the delivery of offspring.

• The Benin Bronzes

  • Bronze receptacles, bells, ornaments, jewelry, and ritual objects also possessed aesthetic qualities and originality, demonstrating the skills of their makers, although they are often eclipsed by figurative works in bronze and ivory carvings.

• New Guinean Wood Carvings

  • Bisj poles often had a receptacle at the base that was meant to hold the heads of enemies taken on headhunting missions.