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alar

[ ey-ler ]
/ ˈeɪ lər /
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adjective

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

Words related to alar

feathered, fleet, wounded, fast, sublime, elevated, alary, axillary, lofty, rapid, swift, alate, pennate

Words nearby alar

alanyl, alaouite, alap, alapa, alappuzha, alar, alar cartilage, alar spine, alarcón, alaric, alarm

Origin of alar

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

OTHER WORDS FROM alar

in·ter·a·lar, adjective

Definition for alar (2 of 2)

Alar
[ ey-lahr ]
/ ˈeɪ lɑr /

Trademark.

a brand of daminozide.
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British Dictionary definitions for alar (1 of 2)

alar
/ (ˈeɪlə) /

adjective

relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae
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

Word Origin for alar

C19: from Latin āla a wing

British Dictionary definitions for alar (2 of 2)

Alar
/ (ˈeɪlɑː) /

noun

a chemical sprayed on cultivated apple trees in certain countries, to increase fruit setAlso 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

Medical definitions for alar

alar
[ 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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