Elater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈleɪ.tə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Elater is a noun meaning That which elates.
Meaning
That which elates.
More Meanings
- (botany) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
- (botany) Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
- (zoology) An elaterid, or click beetle.
- (obsolete) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
Example Sentences
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]
Word Forms
- elaters
Synonyms for elater
Depending on context, synonyms include elaterid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elaterid, exhilarant, exhilarator, ecstatic, exulting, exultation.
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