HAPTERON


Meaning of HAPTERON in English

/hap"teuh ron'/ , n. , pl. haptera /-teuhr euh/ . Biol.

a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.

[ 1890-95; appar. a pseudo-Gk deriv. of Gk háptein to grasp and -ter agentive suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .