What does elater mean?
Definitions for elater
ˈɛl ə tərelater
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Princeton's WordNet
elaterid beetle, elater, elateridnoun
any of various widely distributed beetles
Wiktionary
elaternoun
Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
elaternoun
A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
elaternoun
Long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
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elater
An elater is a term used in botany which refers to a thin, spirally elongated structure that aids in internally or externally dispersing reproductive spores in certain plants and fungi. It can also refer to any organisms, like insects, that have spring-like mechanism used for jumping or movements.
Webster Dictionary
Elaternoun
one who, or that which, elates
Elaternoun
an elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts
Elaternoun
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
Elaternoun
the caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola
Elaternoun
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
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. driver, fr. to drive.]
Wikidata
Elater
An elater is 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.
Entomology
Elater
the spring or forked tail of Podurids.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elater in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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