Definitions for alarˈeɪ lɑr

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•larˈeɪ lər(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or having wings.

    Category: Biology

  2. wing-shaped.

    Category: Biology

Origin of alar:

1830–40; < L ālāris=āl(a) wing (see ala ) +-āris -ar1

A•larˈeɪ lɑr

  1. Trademark. a brand of daminozide.

    Category: Agriculture

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Alar, daminozide(adj)

    a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time

  2. axillary, alar(adj)

    of or relating to the axil

  3. alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped(adj)

    having or resembling wings

Wiktionary

  1. alar(Noun)

    A growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time; daminozide.

  2. alar(Adjective)

    of or relating to the armpit; axillary.

  3. alar(Adjective)

    Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae.

  4. Origin: From ala + -ar (adjectival suffix).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alar(adj)

    pertaining to, or having, wings

  2. Alar(adj)

    axillary; in the fork or axil


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