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ALAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
Synonyms:
Alar; daminozide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Alar" is a kind of...):
chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or resembling wings
Synonyms:
alar; alary; aliform; wing-shaped
Classified under:
Similar:
winged (having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the axil
Synonyms:
alar; axillary
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
