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Meaning of ALA

Pronunciation:  'eylu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a wing of an insect
  2. [n]  a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
 
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 See Also: appendage, insect, outgrowth, process, wing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A"la\, n.; pl. {Al[ae]}. [L., a wing.] (Biol.)
A winglike organ, or part.
 
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