receptacle
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009064
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: 花床(花托) (Japanese)
- exact: flower receptacle
- exact: receptáculo (Spanish)
- exact: tori
- exact: torus
- Definition
- A cardinal organ part (PO:0025001) that is the region at the distal end of either a peduncle or a pedicel where the floral appendages (e.g.: sepals, petals, stamens and pistils) are attached. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- The fleshy part of a strawberry develops from a receptacle.
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