Word: elater
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: el
a
ter
Definition: Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
Morphemes:
Affix: elater
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐλαύνω
Language: grc
Decoded: elauno
Meaning: to drive, set in motion
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns