alar

Definition of Alar in English :

1. alar, daminozide

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

2. alar, axillary

of or relating to the axil

having or resembling wings

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alar

adjective

1.

relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae

2.

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

noun

a chemical sprayed on cultivated apple trees in certain countries, to increase fruit set

. Also called: daminozide

adjective

1.

of or like a wing

2.

having wings

A trademark for daminozide.

adj.

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

2. Anatomy Concerned with the armpit; axillary.