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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

/ 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

/ ˈeɪlɑː /

noun

  1. Also called: daminozidea 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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Other Word Forms

  • interalar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alar1

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

Origin of alar1

C19: from Latin āla a wing
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Example Sentences

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Description.—Black; large alar speculum, axillaries, and under wing-coverts white; bill pale yellow; feet brown: total length 5·8 inches, wing 2·9, tail 2·5.

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Grebes in general, though averse from taking wing, have much greater power of flight than would seem possible on examination of their alar organs, and are capable of prolonged aerial journeys.

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Abbreviations for feather tracts in which downs were found: ca, capital; h, humeral; a, alar; d, d´, dorsal; cr, crural; v, ventral.

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

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Here the alar and basal laminae are both found, but the former is the more important; from it the optic thalami are derived, and more posteriorly the geniculate bodies.

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