|  ala 
 
 1. 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
 • Derivationally related forms:
 alary, alate
 • Hypernyms:
 process, outgrowth, appendage
 2. a wing of an insect
 • Derivationally related forms:
 alary, alate
 • Hypernyms:
 wing
 • Part Holonyms:
 insect
 
 
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