adj. Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae.
n. A growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time; daminozide.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to, or having, wings.
adj. Axillary; in the fork or axil.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to or having alæ or wings.
In botany, borne in the forks of a stem; axillary; situated in the axils or forks of a plant.
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n. a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
adj. having or resembling wings
adj. of or relating to the axil
Word Usage
"These form two fringe-like folds termed the alar folds; below, these folds converge and are continued as a single band, the patellar fold (ligamentum mucosum), to the front of the intercondyloid fossa of the femur."