ala

(noun, preposition)

noun

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

Definition categories: body, appendage, outgrowth, process

2. a wing of an insect

Definition categories: animal, wing

preposition

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of a la