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lər adjective
1.
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
2.
winglike; wing-shaped.
3.
Anatomy, Botany, axillary.
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| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C19: from Latin āla a wing] | |
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alar a·lar (ā'lər)
adj.
Resembling, containing, or composed of wings or alae; axillary.
Relating to the ala of such structures as the nose, sphenoid bone, and sacrum.
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