ˌkȯrpəsəˈlād.əm, -äd.- noun
( plural cor·po·ra al·la·ta ˌkȯrpərə.əˈlād.ə, -äd.-)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, applied body
: one of a pair of separate or fused bodies in many insects that are sometimes closely associated with the corpora cardiaca and secrete hormones (as juvenile hormone)