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Stretchy filament, in botany
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elater
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elater \El"a*ter\, n. (Chem.) 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, ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. That which elates. Etymology 2 n. 1 (context obsolete English) elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas. 2 (context botany English) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings. ...
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.