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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time;
[syn: Alar, daminozide]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the axil;
[syn: axillary, alar]

2. having or resembling wings;
[syn: alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alar \A"lar\, a. [L. alarius, fr. ala wing: cf. F. alaire.] 1. Pertaining to, or having, wings. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Axillary; in the fork or axil. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alar adj 1: of or relating to the axil [syn: axillary, alar] 2: having or resembling wings [syn: alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped] n 1: a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time [syn: Alar, daminozide]