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receptacle vs plant part

plant part vs receptacle

receptacle and plant part both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receptacle Yes No No No
plant part Yes No No No
As nouns, plant part is a hypernym of receptacle; that is, plant part is a word with a broader meaning than receptacle:
  • receptacle: enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
  • plant part: any part of a plant or fungus
Other hypernyms of receptacle include plant structure.
receptacle (noun) plant part (noun)
a container that is used to put or keep things in any part of a plant or fungus
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
Difference between receptacle and plant part

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