Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > elater

elater

A cell or part of a cell which assists in dispersing spores.

The elaters change shape as they lose or acquire water, and

they will then push against surrounding spores.

0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Plants
  • Category: Flowers
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Anatomy Category: Cytology

Cells

Cells are the functional basic unit of life (all living organisms are made of them). They were discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. The word cell comes ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

orthodontic expansion screws

Category: Health   2 4 Terms

NIS education

Category: Education   1 2 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS