I. ˈālə noun
( plural alae ˈāˌlē)
Etymology: Latin — more at aisle
1. : a wing
an insect ala
or a winglike process or part
the alae of the nose
the lateral alae of a nematode worm
2. : one of the two side petals in a papilionaceous corolla
3. : the membranous expansion found in some seeds
4. : the basal lobes in the leaves of mosses
II. ˈä(ˌ)lä noun
or alal ˈäˌläl
( -s )
Etymology: Sumerian a-lal
: a large ancient Sumerian drum