Words Like ALA
We have put together a list of words that are similar to ALA.
4 Alternative Words Similar to ala
2 examples of ala
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the alae of a maple seed
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the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae
10 definitions of ala
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In botany: One of the two side petals of a papilionaceous blossom, or the membranous expansion of an organ, as of a fruit, seed, stem, etc. See cut under banner.
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In mosses, one of the basal lobes or auricles of the leaves.
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Any part of a wing-like or flap-like character: as, ala auris, the upper and outer part of the external ear.
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plural Specifically, in Cirripedia, the lateral parts of the shell, as distinguished from the parietes, when they are overlapped by others; when they overlap they are termed radii.
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In anc. Rom. arch., a wing or a small apartment placed on each side of the atrium of a Roman house. Audsley.
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A wing or winglike structure.