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 Definitions of ala  [ˈeɪ li]  

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Definition of 'ala' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ala
a wing.

2.  ala
one of a pair of various winglike structures or processes, as the top of a hipbone or a side petal of certain flowers.

Etymology:  (1730–40; < L: wing, armpit, shoulder, repr. *aks-lā, der. of same base as axis axle (see axis1); see axle)

Definition of 'ala' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ala
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"

2. (noun) ala
a wing of an insect


Definition of 'ala' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ala
a winglike organ, or part



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