Receptaculum \Rec`ep*tac"u*lum\ (r[e^]s`[e^]p*t[a^]k"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl. {Receptacula} (r[e^]s`[e^]p*t[a^]k"[-u]*l[.a]). [L.] (Anat.) A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle. [1913 Webster]