Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alar"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alar \A"lar\, a. [L. alarius, fr. ala wing: cf. F. alaire.]
1. Pertaining to, or having, wings.
2. (Bot.) Axillary; in the fork or axil. --Gray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alar
adj 1: (botany) of or relating to the axil [syn: {axillary}]
2: (biology) having or resembling wings [syn: {alary}, {aliform},
{wing-shaped}]
n : a growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire
crop can be harvested at one time [syn: {Alar}, {daminozide}]
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