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hapteron
[ hap-tuh-ron ]
noun
Biology.
plural haptera
- a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
hapteron
/ ˈæəɒ /
noun
- a cell or group of cells that occurs in certain plants, esp seaweeds, and attaches the plant to its substratum; holdfast
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hapteron1
First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin haptera (plural), after Danish hapterer (plural), apparently a pseudo- Greek derivative of Greek áٱ “to grasp” and -ŧ agent suffix
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hapteron1
C20: from Greek haptein to make fast
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