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