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hapteron
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).
Noun
hapteron (plural haptera or hapterons)
- A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
- Hypernym: holdfast
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