alar

[ ey-ler ]

/ ˈeɪ lər /

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adjective

pertaining to or having wings; alary.

winglike; wing-shaped.

Anatomy, Botany. axillary.

Nearby words

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

Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for alar

A rumour was circulated that we should not be allowed to enter at all, the Alar being a merchant-vessel.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer
Alar'con, king of Barca, who joined the armament of Egypt against the crusaders, but his men were only half armed.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Alar frenum: a small ligament crossing the supra-alar groove toward the root of the wing: Hymenoptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Horses drag the single carriage up the slight gradient to Alar; it returns by the force of its own impetus.
The Fortunate Isles|Mary Stuart Boyd

In this coral the calicle is divided into quadrants by four principal septa, the main septum, counter septum, and two alar septa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

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

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Medicine 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.