hapteron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place

Word forms

hapteron haptera hapterons

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).

Related words

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