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hapteron

hapteron noun: a branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place.

Noun

hapteron (plural haptera or hapterons)

  1. A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place

Forms of hapteron

pluralhaptera
pluralhapterons

Origin of hapteron

From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).

Questions about hapteron

What does hapteron mean?
Hapteron means a branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place.
What part of speech is hapteron?
Hapteron is a noun.
What is the plural of hapteron?
The plural of hapteron is haptera.

Words near hapteron in the dictionary

  1. haptephobia
  2. hapter
  3. haptera
  4. haptere
  5. hapteres
  6. hapteron
  7. hapterons
  8. hapters
  9. haptic
  10. haptic interface
  11. haptic interfaces

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