alar

[ ey-ler ]
See synonyms for alar on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. pertaining to or having wings; alary.

  2. winglike; wing-shaped.

  1. Anatomy, Botany. axillary.

Origin of alar

1
1830–40; <Latin ālāris equivalent to āl(a) wing (see ala) + -āris-ar1

Other words from alar

  • in·ter·a·lar, adjective

Other definitions for Alar (2 of 2)

Alar
[ ey-lahr ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand of daminozide.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use alar in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for alar (1 of 2)

alar

/ (ˈeɪlə) /


adjective
  1. relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae

  2. denoting the cells at the base of a moss leaf, to the sides, that sometimes differ in structure from cells in the rest of the leaf

Origin of alar

1
C19: from Latin āla a wing

British Dictionary definitions for Alar (2 of 2)

Alar

/ (ˈeɪlɑː) /


noun
  1. a chemical sprayed on cultivated apple trees in certain countries, to increase fruit set: Also called: daminozide

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012