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noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: holdfast
History
From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).
