ALA (alae)
Dictionary entry overview: What does ala mean? • ALA (noun)
The noun ALA has 2 senses:
1. a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
2. a wing of an insect
Familiarity information: ALA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ALA (noun)
Meaning:
A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Context examples:
the alae of the nose / the alae of a maple seed / the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae
Hypernyms ("ala" is a kind of...):
appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)
Meaning:
A wing of an insect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("ala" is a kind of...):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
Holonyms ("ala" is a part of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
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