elater noun. ['ɛlǝtǝ] M17.
[Greek elatēr driver, from ela- stem of elaunein to drive.]
1. The elastic property of gases; elasticity, spring; tone. M17-M18.

2. A click-beetle. E19.

3. Botany. An elongated appendage in the spore-case of a liverwort, or attached to the spore of a horsetail, which uncoils as it dries and aids in the dispersal of spores. M19.

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