Definitions for: Ala

[n] a wing of an insect
[n] a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"

Webster (1913) Definition: A"la, n.; pl. Al[ae]. [L., a wing.] (Biol.)
A winglike organ, or part.

See Also: appendage, insect, outgrowth, process, wing