470 A COMPENDIUM UF 
Receptacle—re-cep’-ta-kl (Lat. receptaculum, 
a storehouse or magazine, from re, back, and 
capo, 1 take). A place or vessel in which 
anything is received; that part of the fruit or 
flower which bears or receives other parts, as 
an expanded peduncle, Example: the daisy, 
sunflower and dandelion. 
Regma—reg’-ma (Gr. rhegma, a rupture). 
When the two halves of a seed vessel open 
with an elastic movement, as in some of the 
spurge family, 
eniform—re’-ni-fawm (Lat. rens, or reins, the 
kidneys,and forma, a shape). Kidney-shaped; 
resembling a kidney in shape, as is the case 
with some seeds and leaves of plants. 
Repand—re-pand’ (Lat. repandus, backward, 
turned up, bent, from re, back, pandus, bent, 
crooked). Allied toa leaf when its margin 
is wavy, undulated, ete. 
Repent, repens—(Lat. repens, genative repen- 
“ts, creeping). Lying flat, creeping. Triti- 
cums repens is an example. 
Replicate—rep’-li-kat Lat. replicatus, to roll or 
fold, from re, back, and plico, I fold). Doubled 
down; when the upper part of a leaf or petal 
comes in contact with the lower portion. 
Retrorse—re-trors’ (Lat. retrorsum, backward, 
from retro, backwards, and versus, turned). 
Applied to petal stamens and leaves when 
they turn backwards. 
etuse—re’-tus (Lat, retusus, blunted, from re, 
back, and tundere, to beat; Italian retuso ; 
Fr. retus). Applied to leaves and petals when 
blunt-pointed or have the appearance of be- 
ing bitten off at the end. 
