ala \a"la\ ([=a]"l[.a]), n.; pl. Al[ae] ([=a]"l[=e]). [L., a
   wing.] (Biol.)
   A winglike organ, or part.
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	ala
    n 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"
    2: a wing of an insect