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Al·ar  (lär)

A trademark used for daminozide.

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a·lar  (lr) or a·la·ry (l-r)

adj.

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

2. Anatomy Concerned with the armpit; axillary.

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[Latin lris, from la, wing.]

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alar [ˈeɪlə]

adj

1. relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) denoting the cells at the base of a moss leaf, to the sides, that sometimes differ in structure from cells in the rest of the leaf

[from Latin āla a wing]

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Alar [ˈeɪlɑː]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a chemical sprayed on cultivated apple trees in certain countries, to increase fruit set Also called daminozide

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Alar - a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time daminozide chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Adj.	1.	alar - of or relating to the axil           axillary phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
	2.	alar - having or resembling wings           alary, aliform, wing-shaped biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms winged - having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";