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elater

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elater [′el·ə·tər]
(botany)
A spiral, filamentous structure that functions in the dispersion of spores in certain plants, such as liverworts and slime molds.


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When we were at Bahia, an elater or beetle (Pyrophorus luminosus, Illig.
 
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