Definition & Meaning of "alar"in English

Alar

a commercial form of daminozide formerly applied to fruit trees to control growth and coordinate ripening

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Examples

Alar was banned after concerns about its safety arose.

alar

(botany) occurring in or connected with the angle where a leaf or branch joins a stem

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The alar leaves grew in the angles between the stem and branches.

(biology) possessing wings or structures similar in shape to wings

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Examples

The alar appendages of the insect aided its flight.

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