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Definition of: hapteron
(hap′tər·on) noun plural ·ter·a (-tər·ə) Bot.
A special organ of attachment developed by many aquatic plants, or marine algae, by which they anchor themselves to rocks. Also hap′tere (-tir). [<NL <Gk. haptein touch]
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