单词 | ala |
释义 | ala /ay"leuh/, n. , pl. alae /ay"lee/. 1. a wing. 2. a winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, shell, seed, or stem. 3. either of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea. 4. (in an ancient Roman house) a small room, as an alcove, opening into a larger room or courtyard. [1730-40; < L ala wing, armpit, shoulder, repr. *aks-la, deriv. of same base as axis axle (see AXIS1); see AXLE] |
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