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"Holdfast" Definition

noun

Any of various devices used to fasten something securely.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Biology An organ or structure of attachment, especially the basal, rootlike formation by which certain seaweeds or other algae are attached to a substrate.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Something to which something else may be firmly secured.

Source: Merriam-Webster

A part by which a plant clings to a flat surface.

Source: Merriam-Webster

An organ by which a parasitic animal attaches itself to its host.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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