1. Noun
That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.
4. Noun
An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters.
5. Noun
A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants.
6. Noun
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
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