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elater
n.
type of beetle (Zoology); elastic structure of certain plants that helps in dispersing spores (Botany); elasticity (Archaic); person who elates, person who puts in high spirits; something that elates
Elater
- "Elaters" is also used as a common name for the Elateridae (click beetles). For the click beetle genus, see Elater (beetle).
An
elater is a
cell (or structure attached to a cell) that is
hygroscopic, and therefore will change shape in response to changes in
moisture in the
environment. Elaters come in a variety of forms, but are always associated with
plant spores. In plants that do not have seeds, they function in dispersing the spores to a new location.
elater
Noun
1. any of various widely distributed beetles
(synonym) elaterid beetle, elaterid
(hypernym) beetle
(hyponym) click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle
(member-holonym) Elateridae, family Elateridae
Elater
(n.)
The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
(n.)
The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.
(n.)
One who, or that which, elates.
(n.)
Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
(n.)
An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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