| 释义 |
ala
I. \ˈālə\ noun
(plural alae \ˈāˌlē\)
Etymology: Latin — more at aisle
1. : a wing
< an insect ala >
or a winglike process or part
< the alae of the nose >
< the lateral alae of a nematode worm >
2. : one of the two side petals in a papilionaceous corolla
3. : the membranous expansion found in some seeds
4. : the basal lobes in the leaves of mosses
II. \ˈä(ˌ)lä\ noun
or alal \ˈäˌläl\
(-s)
Etymology: Sumerian a-lal
: a large ancient Sumerian drum |