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Alary vs Alar - What's the difference?

alary | alar |

As an adjective alary

is pertaining to wings.

As a noun alar is

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alary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to wings.
  • * 1658': the Butterfly bloomes of leguminous plants, the lower leaf closely involving the rudimental Cod, and the '''alary or wingy divisions embracing or hanging over it. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)

    • alar

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) of or relating to the armpit; axillary.
  • Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae.

    • Derived terms

    * alar canal * alar chest * alar ligaments * alar foramen * greater alar cartilage * lesser alar cartilage

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time; daminozide.

    • Anagrams

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