Alar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'alar': (ā′lər); 'Alar': (ā′lär)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Alar / ˈeɪlɑː/
  1. a chemical sprayed on cultivated apple trees in certain countries, to increase fruit set
    Also called: daminozide
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a•lar  (ā′lər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologypertaining to or having wings;
    alary.
  2. Biologywinglike;
    wing-shaped.
  3. Anatomy, Botanyaxillary.
  • Latin ālāris equivalent. to āl(a) wing (see ala) + -āris -ar1
  • 1830–40

A•lar  (ā′lär),USA pronunciation 
  1. Agriculture[Trademark.]a brand of daminozide.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alar / ˈeɪlə/
  1. relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin āla a wing
'Alar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alarums and excursions - aliform - astragalus - subastragalar

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