elater
Botanical term for the spiral band or filament in certain plants, such as liverworts, that aids in spore dispersal.
The sporophyte of liverworts has a structure called an elater.
plucking (a stringed instrument)
Archaic term for the action of plucking strings; rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical or poetic contexts.
In old texts, one finds the expression 'the art of plucking strings'.