ˈhaptəˌrän noun
( plural hap·tera -tərə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek haptein to fasten
: a discoid outgrowth or swelling of the stem by which a plant is fixed to its substratum (as in many rock-inhabiting seaweeds) : holdfast
ˈhaptəˌrän noun
( plural hap·tera -tərə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek haptein to fasten
: a discoid outgrowth or swelling of the stem by which a plant is fixed to its substratum (as in many rock-inhabiting seaweeds) : holdfast
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012