Pronunciation: | | 'eylu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a wing of an insect
- [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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ALA is a 3 letter word that starts with A. |
| See Also: | | appendage, insect, outgrowth, process, wing |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \A"la\, n.; pl. {Al[ae]}. [L., a wing.] (Biol.)
A winglike organ, or part.
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