holdfast (English, noun)
expansion: holdfast (plural holdfasts)
Senses:
glosses: Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Actinomycosis.
tags: archaic
glosses: The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
Forms:
form: holdfasts
tags: plural