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ALA . (from See also:Lat. ala, a wing), a word used technically by See also:analogy with its meaning of " wing." In See also:physiology, it means any wing-like See also:process, such as one of the lateral cartilages of the See also:nose . In See also:botany, one of the See also:side petals of a papilionaceous corolla, &c . In See also:architecture, a side apartment or See also:recess of a See also:Roman See also:house (the origin of " See also:aisle ") . |
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