Definition of alate in English:

alate

adjective ˈeɪleɪtˈeɪleɪt

Botany Entomology

(chiefly of insects or seeds) having wings or winglike appendages.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ventral valve most strongly convex posteriorly, ventral deflection beginning at about 6 mm from beak, becoming slightly alate, but not preserved on anterior portion of valve.
- Note that valve diameters do not include the alate longitudinal ridges.
- Adult shells of both C. syringothyriformis and species of Regelia are large with alate cardinal extremities and large nearly catacline ventral interareas.
- Medium-sized, alate, subequally biconvex shells with deflected anterior margins in later growth stages.
- Some possess wide ‘wings,’ or alate lamellae, while in other species the lamellae fold into delicate spines.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin alatus, from ala 'wing'.

Definition of alate in US English:

alate

adjectiveˈālātˈeɪleɪt

Botany Entomology

(chiefly of insects or seeds) having wings or winglike appendages.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ventral valve most strongly convex posteriorly, ventral deflection beginning at about 6 mm from beak, becoming slightly alate, but not preserved on anterior portion of valve.
- Some possess wide ‘wings,’ or alate lamellae, while in other species the lamellae fold into delicate spines.
- Note that valve diameters do not include the alate longitudinal ridges.
- Adult shells of both C. syringothyriformis and species of Regelia are large with alate cardinal extremities and large nearly catacline ventral interareas.
- Medium-sized, alate, subequally biconvex shells with deflected anterior margins in later growth stages.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin alatus, from ala ‘wing’.

单词	alate
释义	Definition of alate in English: alate adjective ˈeɪleɪtˈeɪleɪt Botany Entomology (chiefly of insects or seeds) having wings or winglike appendages. Example sentencesExamples Ventral valve most strongly convex posteriorly, ventral deflection beginning at about 6 mm from beak, becoming slightly alate, but not preserved on anterior portion of valve. Note that valve diameters do not include the alate longitudinal ridges. Adult shells of both C. syringothyriformis and species of Regelia are large with alate cardinal extremities and large nearly catacline ventral interareas. Medium-sized, alate, subequally biconvex shells with deflected anterior margins in later growth stages. Some possess wide ‘wings,’ or alate lamellae, while in other species the lamellae fold into delicate spines. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin alatus, from ala 'wing'. Definition of alate in US English: alate adjectiveˈālātˈeɪleɪt Botany Entomology (chiefly of insects or seeds) having wings or winglike appendages. Example sentencesExamples Ventral valve most strongly convex posteriorly, ventral deflection beginning at about 6 mm from beak, becoming slightly alate, but not preserved on anterior portion of valve. Some possess wide ‘wings,’ or alate lamellae, while in other species the lamellae fold into delicate spines. Note that valve diameters do not include the alate longitudinal ridges. Adult shells of both C. syringothyriformis and species of Regelia are large with alate cardinal extremities and large nearly catacline ventral interareas. Medium-sized, alate, subequally biconvex shells with deflected anterior margins in later growth stages. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin alatus, from ala ‘wing’.
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