alate

Words with a similar base: alate, alated

'alate'

[alate.s.01] as in: (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions

Examples:
alate leaves
alate seeds of a maple tree

Origins

					alate (English)
├── a- (English)
│   ├── a- (Anglo-Norman)
│   │   └── e- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │       └── ex- (Latin)
│   ├── a- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── a- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── ab (Latin)
│   └── ἀ- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
├── alatus (Latin)
│   └── ala (Latin)
└── late (English)
    └── late (Middle English (1100-1500))

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