: a plant structure functioning in the dispersal of spores: such as
a
: one of the elongated filaments among the spores in the capsule of a liverwort
b
: one of the filamentous appendages of the spores in the horsetails
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“Elater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elater. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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