Receptivity metaphor Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
2. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

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RECEPTIVITY (noun)
1. willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
METAPHOR (noun)
1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

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