alar

¹ American  

[ey-ler] / ˈeɪ lər /

adjective

1. pertaining to or having wings; alary.

2. winglike; wing-shaped.

3. Anatomy, Botany. axillary.

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Alar ² American  

[ey-lahr] / ˈeɪ lɑr /

Trademark.

1. a brand of daminozide.

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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

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Alar ² British  

/ ˈeɪlɑː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• interalar adjective

Etymology

Origin of alar

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

In the mesencephalon the alar laminae form the corpora quadrigemina; these at first are bigeminal and hollow as they are in the lower vertebrates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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