holdfast

holdfast
hold·fast 'hōl(d)-.fast n an organ by which a parasitic animal (as a tapeworm) attaches itself to its host

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hold·fast (hōldґfast) a mass of material secreted by a cell or organism by which it is attached to a substrate or surface; called also holdfast organ or organelle.

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  • Holdfast — Hold fast , n. 1. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long flat headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. His holdfast was gone. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A conical or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • holdfast — [hōld′fast΄] n. 1. the act of holding fast 2. any of various devices that hold something else in place; hook, nail, clamp, etc. 3. Bot. a part of certain rootless plants, as some algae, used to attach the plant to a surface 4. Zool. an organ of a …   English World dictionary

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  • holdfast organ — holdfast …   Medical dictionary

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