Difference between revisions of "Fixation disk"
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| − | '''fixation disk''' (''pl.'' fixation disks; '' | + | '''fixation disk''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' fixation disks; ''variant spelling:'' [[fixation disc]]) – a [[disk]]-shaped, flattened [[holdfast]] by which a [[thallus]] is attached; if there is only one per thallus it is usually called [[basal disk]]. ''This is:'' [[Category:Part of lower thallus surface]][[:Category:Part of lower thallus surface|part of lower thallus surface]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
fixation disk (noun, pl. fixation disks; variant spelling: fixation disc) – a disk-shaped, flattened holdfast by which a thallus is attached; if there is only one per thallus it is usually called basal disk. This is:part of lower thallus surface.
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