holdfast|holdfasts in English

noun

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

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1. Cystoid holdfast from hard ground of Massie Shale formation

2. Some 178 species live in the holdfasts alone —crabs, nudibranchs, brittle stars, worms, and others.

3. 11 Thanks to some chicanery courtesy of Sebulba , Holdfast also piloted one of the largest fireballs in the race .

4. Crinoids can be divided into four distinct parts, the stem, holdfast (root), calyx (the cup that contains the soft parts) and arms

5. The bloodsucking, probing, sensing, and holdfast mouthparts of a tick, including the basal supporting structure; relative size and shape of mouthparts forming the Capitulum …

6. The Crinoids attach themselves to the bottom of the sea floor or a rock or a piece of wood with the root-like holdfast.

7. This page shows answers to the clue Clinging.Clinging may be defined as “A way vines grow and attach to flat surfaces by using roots along their stems or holdfasts”