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

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

The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

Abbreviations for feather tracts in which downs were found: ca, capital; h, humeral; a, alar; d, d´, dorsal; cr, crural; v, ventral.

From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Woolfenden, Glen E.

Grebes in general, though averse from taking wing, have much greater power of flight than would seem possible on examination of their alar organs, and are capable of prolonged aerial journeys.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Related Words

• feathered