elaters's Usage Examples:

The spores differ from those of ferns in their outer coat (exospore) being split up into four club-shaped hygroscopic threads (elaters) which are curled when moist, but become straightened when dry.

"Further, several spores will be likely to germinate together owing to their elaters becoming entangled; a fact of some importance, since the antheridia and archegonia, though occurring sometimes on the same prothallus, are more often borne on separate individuals.

The outermost layer of the cell-wall of the ripe spore splits along spiral lines, giving rise to the elaters; these two long strips of wall, attached by their middle points to the spore, tend to straighten out in dry, and close round the spore in damp air.

Synonyms:

firefly, click beetle, family Elateridae, fire beetle, Elateridae, elaterid, beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca, skipjack, snapping beetle, elaterid beetle,

Antonyms:

stay in place, intrusive,