Holdfast

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For the woodworking tool used to hold down wood on a workbench, see hold fast
A seaweed anchored on a stone.
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A seaweed anchored on a stone.

A holdfast is a rootlike plant structure that anchors a seaweed, or other multicellular organism.

Also, a seawater organism that belongs to the phylum porifera

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