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    alar
    adjective
    pertaining to or having wings; alary.
  • Alar
    Alar
    a brand of daminozide.
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alar

1 American  
[ey-ler] / ˈeɪ lər /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or having wings; alary.

  2. winglike; wing-shaped.

  3. Anatomy, Botany. axillary.


Alar 2 American  
[ey-lahr] / ˈeɪ lɑr /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of daminozide.


alar 1 British  
/ 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

"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

Alar 2 British  
/ ˈeɪlɑː /

noun

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

"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

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Etymology

Origin of alar

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

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The alar plate is on the dorsal side of the neural tube and gives rise to neurons that will receive sensory input from the periphery.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

This comes from the initial development of the spinal cord, which is divided into the basal plate and the alar plate.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Then he walked on till he saw some white thing alar off, and making for it, found that it was a strongly-fortified castle.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John

In this coral the calicle is divided into quadrants by four principal septa, the main septum, counter septum, and two alar septa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

President Alar Karis—a former academic with a background in genetics—in February 2025 announced that Estonia would roll out chatbots in schools.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The visit begins on Thursday morning with a meeting with Estonia's President, Alar Karis, in Tallinn, followed by a visit to a school teaching refugees from the war in Ukraine.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

In a twitter post, Estonian President Alar Karis said: “We are visiting Ukraine to show strong support to the Ukrainian people, will meet dear friend President Zelenskyy.“

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2022

“We are visiting Ukraine to show strong support to the Ukrainian people, will meet dear friend President Zelenskyy,“ Estonian President Alar Karis said in his post.

From Washington Times Apr. 13, 2022

I was clever, a burgeoning hero with an Alar like a bar of Ramston steel.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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