alar

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
adjective of or relating to the axil
adjective having or resembling wings

From Latin ala (“wing”) + -ar (adjectival suffix).

Aldebaran, the Hyades, Alar, Hastur, glided through the cloud-rifts which fluttered and flapped as they passed like the scolloped tatters of the King in Yellow. — The King in Yellow, Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

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