alá

n. structure resembling a wing; wing

prep. according to, in the style of (French)

Ala may refer to: Ala (demon), a female demon in the Serbian and Bulgarian mythology.Ala (mythology), a goddess in the Igbo mythology.Latin for "wing":Ala (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus with prominent "wings".Ala (Roman military).Ala in anatomy, such as the ala ossis ilii., a French phrase, meaning "in the manner of".Ala, Italy, a comune in the province of Trento, Italy.
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ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process.a´lara´late ala na´si wing of nose: the flaring cartilaginous [more]Ala - Community and Resources

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"
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage
2. a wing of an insect
(hypernym) wing
(part-holonym) insect

n. wing; brim