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Ala
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(from Lat. ala, a wing), a word used technically by analogy with its meaning of "wing." In physiology, it means any wing-like process, such as one of the lateral cartilages of the nose. In botany, one of the side petals of a papilionaceous corolla, &c. In architecture, a side apartment or recess of a Roman house (the origin of "aisle").
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ala'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ala.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ala'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ala.html. 1910.
