holdfast
11Holdfast, Saskatchewan — Infobox Settlement official name = Village of Holdfast other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo = citylogo size = pushpin… …
12Holdfast Bay — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Holdfast Bay Country and Admin Code AU.05.42600 AU …
13holdfast — noun Date: 1566 1. something to which something else may be firmly secured 2. a. a part by which a plant clings to a flat surface b. an organ by which a parasitic animal attaches itself to its host …
14holdfast — 1) small hooks on the anal fin of male tetras (Hyphessobrycon, Characidae) thought to be used during mating to help grasp the female 2) structures, e.g. tendrils, on the egg cases of Chondrichthyes that anchor them to the sea bed …
15holdfast — A structure produced by some bacteria and algae that attaches the cell to a solid object …
16holdfast — /hohld fast , fahst /, n. 1. something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc. 2. Bot., Mycol. any of several rootlike or suckerlike organs or parts serving for attachment. [1550 60; n. use of v. phrase hold fast] * *… …
17holdfast — noun a) Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened. b) A root like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate …
18holdfast — n. device that holds or secures an object in place; hook; clamp; (Botany) branching or conical body that attaches seaweed or other aquatic plant to the surface; strong solid grasp …
19holdfast — noun 1》 a staple or clamp securing an object. 2》 Biology a stalked organ by which a simple aquatic organism attaches itself to a substrate …
20holdfast — n. Catch, hook, fastening …
