reservior Meaning, Definition & Usage

Res"er*vior` noun
Etymology
F. réservoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See Reservatory.
Definitions
  1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.
  2. (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing esin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.

Webster 1913