alar

¹

[ ey-ler ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or having wings; alary.
2. winglike; wing-shaped.
3. Anatomy, Botany. axillary.

Alar

²

[ ey-lahr ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of daminozide.

Alar

¹

/ ˈeɪlɑː /

noun

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

alar

²

/ 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

Other Words From

• inter·alar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of alar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alar¹

C19: from Latin āla a wing

Example Sentences

Alar'con, king of Barca, who joined the armament of Egypt against the crusaders, but his men were only half armed.

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From long disuse marked alar collapse may interfere with the good results of the operation.

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Two spotted ones, whose skins I have preserved, are smaller, being only thirty-four inches in alar extent.

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Horses drag the single carriage up the slight gradient to Alar; it returns by the force of its own impetus.

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As the grey-bearded superintendent told us, Alar was the first town on the island to have electric light installed.

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Related Words

• feathered