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Spirits' raiser
Answer for the clue "Spirits' raiser ", 6 letters:
elater
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Word definitions for elater in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elater \El"a*ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.] (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae] , having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden ...
Usage examples of elater.
In these two genera the elaters are attached to a sterile group of cells projecting into the upper end of the capsule, and on dehiscence remain connected with the tips of the valves.
In some species, although the columella and archesporium arise in the usual way, both give rise to mingled spores and elaters, and no sterile columella is developed.