alar

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The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

This comes from the initial development of the spinal cord, which is divided into the basal plate and the alar plate.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The alar plate is on the dorsal side of the neural tube and gives rise to neurons that will receive sensory input from the periphery.

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His daring imagination gives him the more solid grasp of facts; as the birds of highest flight have the strongest alar bones.

From Representative Men by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Alulet: Diptera: the lobe at basal posterior part of wing; = alar appendage; posterior lobe: and has been used as = alula.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.