ELATER


Meaning of ELATER in English

/el"euh teuhr/ , n.

1. Bot. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.

2. Zool. elaterid.

3. Obs. elasticity.

[ 1645-55; elatér driver, equiv. to ela- (s. of elaúnein to drive; see ELASTIC) + -ter n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .