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ALAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alar mean? 

ALAR (noun)
  The noun ALAR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ALAR used as a noun is very rare.


ALAR (adjective)
  The adjective ALAR has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the axil
2. having or resembling wings

  Familiarity information: ALAR used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALAR (noun)


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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Alar; daminozide

Hypernyms ("Alar" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


ALAR (adjective)


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Meaning:

Of or relating to the axil

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

alar; axillary

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)


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Meaning:

Having or resembling wings

Synonyms:

alary; aliform; wing-shaped; alar

Similar:

winged (having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)


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