hold fast
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He also analyzed oxygen isotope levels in the bivalve shells to determine that the holdfasts lived in slightly warmer water than today, at the upper range of temperatures found in modern kelp forests.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2024
"The holdfasts are definitely not as rich as they would be if you would go to a kelp ecosystem right now," Looy said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2024
The vine also produces holdfasts, and is consequently an excellent tree climber, growing aggressively upward, eventually strangling its host.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2017
Some brown algae have evolved specialized tissues that resemble terrestrial plants, with root-like holdfasts, stem-like stipes, and leaf-like blades that are capable of photosynthesis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
"Why there? There are a dozen villages and holdfasts just as close."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
