Alate

Alate (Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures.[1]

In botany

In botany "alate" refers to winglike structures on some seeds that use wind dispersal. It is also used to describe flattened ridges which run longitudinally on stems.[2]

References

Collins Dictionary (Seventh ed.). Collins. 2008. p. 34. ISBN 9780007261123.
Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners. Royal Horticultural Society. p. 20. ISBN 9781845337315.

External links

The dictionary definition of alate at Wiktionary

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[1] Collins Dictionary (Seventh ed.). Collins. 2008. p. 34. ISBN 9780007261123.

[2] Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners. Royal Horticultural Society. p. 20. ISBN 9781845337315.