Alar

Word ALAR
Character 4
Hyphenation a lar
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Alar"

What do we mean by alar?

Resembling, containing, or composed of wings or alae. adjective

Concerned with the armpit; axillary. adjective

Pertaining to or having alæ or wings.

In botany, borne in the forks of a stem; axillary; situated in the axils or forks of a plant.

Pertaining to, or having, wings. adjective

Axillary; in the fork or axil. adjective

Of or relating to the armpit; axillary. adjective

Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae. adjective

A growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time; daminozide. noun

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

Having or resembling wings adjective

Of or relating to the axil adjective

Of or relating to the armpit; axillary.

Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Alar

The word "alar" in example sentences

These form two fringe-like folds termed the alar folds; below, these folds converge and are continued as a single band, the patellar fold (ligamentum mucosum), to the front of the intercondyloid fossa of the femur. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Just like the Meryl Streep commercial about alar horrified new moms away from apples in the late 1980s, fear-mongering messages about mercury in seafood contribute to the woefully low amount of seafood women eat today in the U.S. The distinction is that seafood- and omega-3-deficient diets introduce measurable risks to health. ❋ Jennifer McGuire (2011)

Apples get their alar -- Dr. Oz is just one of many who worries about what's inside our favorite northern fruit. ❋ M.D. Matthew Edlund (2011)

While alar was a chemical sprayed by humans on fruit to regulate its growth, traces of mercury have existed in ocean fish since the beginning of time from sources like underwater volcanic activity. ❋ Jennifer McGuire (2011)

I needed a nap rite after da alar wented off, so I wuz little lyte fur wurks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After we got our packing finished, we set our alar for 6am. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But to attempt to disprove something about political leaning by rebutting with statistics about minority ownership is like attempting to disprove the alar controversy by talking about DDT. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He asked us to remain with Jesus at the alar of repose for a while and asked us to be thankful for the great gift of the Blessed Sacrament. ❋ Dymphna (2008)

His daring imagination gives him the more solid grasp of facts; as the birds of highest flight have the strongest alar bones. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Alar frenum: a small ligament crossing the supra-alar groove toward the root of the wing: Hymenoptera. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Alulet: Diptera: the lobe at basal posterior part of wing; = alar appendage; posterior lobe: and has been used as = alula. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Inter-alar space: in Odonata; the terga of meson - and meta-thorax. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Dorso-alar region: Diptera; between the transverse suture and the scutellum on one side and the root of the wing and the dorso-central region on the other. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Intra-alar bristles: in Diptera; a row of two or three between the supra-alar and dorso-central groups. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

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