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elater

UK /ˈɛl.ə.tə/US /ˈɛl.ə.tɚ/

noun 4
/əˈleɪ.tɚ/ noun 1
forms 1

noun4

An elaterid, or click beetle.
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A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
- 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[…] — 1992
Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
(no longer used) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.

elater

UK /ɪˈleɪ.tə/US /əˈleɪ.tɚ/

noun1

That which elates.

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elaters

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