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 [ey-lee]  

a·lae

   [ey-lee]
noun
plural of ala.
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a·la

   [ey-luh]
noun, plural a·lae  [ey-lee] .
1.
a wing.
2.
a winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, shell, seed, or stem.
3.
either of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea.
4.
(in an ancient Roman house) a small room, as an alcove, opening into a larger room or courtyard.
Origin:
1730–40; < Latin āla wing, armpit, shoulder, representing *aks-lā, derivative of same base as axis axle (see axis1); see axle
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