hapteron

hapteron
/hap"teuh ron'/, n., pl. haptera /-teuhr euh/. Biol.
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
[1890-95; appar. a pseudo-Gk deriv. of Gk háptein to grasp and -ter agentive suffix]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hapteron — hap·ter·on …   English syllables

  • hapteron — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cyathus stercoreus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division …   Wikipedia

  • Cyathus striatus — Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Cyathus helenae — The faint inner plications help distinguish Cyathus helenae from the similar C. striatus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Cyathus olla — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division …   Wikipedia

  • Cyathus — striatus Conservation status See text …   Wikipedia

  • haptère — [ aptɛʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. XXe (attesté 1895 en angl. hapteron, in Oxford); du grec haptein « attacher », lat. sc. hapteron, haptera. ❖ ♦ Bot. Système de fixation de végétaux cryptogames avasculaires qui diffère des racines en ce qu il n a pas de rôle… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • haptere — ˈhapˌti(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin hapteron : hapteron …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crucibulum — laeve growing on wood Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”