ALA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a wing of an insect
   Hypernyms(s) ala is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wing (what does wing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
   Usage Example(s)
   • the alae of the nose
   • the alae of a maple seed
   • the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae
   Hypernyms(s) ala is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • outgrowth (what does outgrowth mean?)
   • appendage (what does appendage mean?)