elater (2 synonym found)

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Definition of elater:

(n) : (zoology) An elaterid, or click beetle.
(n) : That which elates.
(n) : (botany) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
(n) : (botany) Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
(n) : (obsolete) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
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Definition of elater:

(n) : (zoology) An elaterid, or click beetle.
(n) : That which elates.
(n) : (botany) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
(n) : (botany) Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
(n) : (obsolete) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
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