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Receptacle
The green, goblet-shaped portion of the rose bloom that contains the flower's ovaries and later ripens into a rose hip. The base of the petals attach to the receptable.
The mature receptacle contains the seeds, or achenes.
The receptacle combined with the sepals form the calyx tube.
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