Alar

/ˈeɪ.lɚ/ adj, name

adj, name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the armpit; axillary. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having or resembling wings wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the axil wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A trade name for daminozide.

Synonyms

All synonyms
alaryaliformaxillarydaminozidewing-shapedwinglike

Etymology

From Latin ala (“wing”) + -ar (adjectival suffix).

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