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elater(dictionary)

hetaera (iou) and elater (iou)


hetaera (iou)



hetaera noun. . E19.
[Greek hetaira fem. of hetairos companion.]
Esp. in ancient Greece: a mistress, a concubine; a courtesan, a prostitute.

elater (iou)



elater noun. M17.
[Greek elater driver, from ela- stem of elaunein to drive.]
The elastic property of gases; elasticity, spring; tone. M17-M18.
A click-beetle. E19.
Botany. An elongated appendage in the spore-case of a liverwort, or attached to the spore of a horsetail, which uncoils as it dries and aids in the dispersal of spores. M19.