English noun: ala | |||
1. | ala (body) a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism | ||
Samples | The alae of the nose. The alae of a maple seed. The flat petals of a pea blossom are alae. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
2. | ala (animal) a wing of an insect | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wing | ||
Part meronym | insect | ||