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
preposition
1. (colloquial) Alternative form of a la