单词 | hapteron |
释义 | hapteron in British English (ˈhæptərɒn) noun a cell or group of cells that occurs in certain plants, esp seaweeds, and attaches the plant to its substratum; holdfast Word origin C20: from Greek haptein to make fasthapteron in American English (ˈhæptəˌrɑn) nounWord forms: plural -tera (-tərə) Biology a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast Word origin [1890–95; appar. a pseudo-Gk deriv. of Gk háptein to grasp and -tēr agentive suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, historicism, masochism, plein-air, takedown |
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