alae

noun

plural of ala.

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noun, plural a·lae

[ey-lee] .

a wing.

a winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, shell, seed, or stem.

either of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea.

(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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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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ala (ˈeɪlə)

—n , pl alae
1.	zoology a wing or flat winglike process or structure, such as a part of some bones and cartilages
2.	botany a winglike part, such as one of the wings of a sycamore seed or one of the flat petals of a sweet pea flower

[C18: from Latin āla a wing]

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Medical Dictionary

ala a·la (ā'lə)
n. pl. a·lae (ā'lē)
A winglike or expanded structure or part, such as the external ear.

Ala abbr.
alanine

ALA (ā'ěl-ā')
n.
Delta-aminolevulinic acid; an intermediate in the biosynthesis of hematin formed from glycine and succinyl-coenzyme A.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

ALA

alpha-linolenic acid
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