elater
elater definition
ela·ter (el′ə tər)
noun
- an elastic filament that scatters the ripe spores, found in certain plants, as in the capsule of a liverwort
- click beetle
Etymology: ModL < Gr elatēr, driver < elaunein: see elastic
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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