#wing-like structure

• Alar — Pertaining to a wing, relating to a wing, or having the shape of a wing; aliform. In human and comparative anatomy, the term describes structural elements such as ligaments, bony processes (such as the alar processes of the ethmoid bone), blood vessels, or muscles correlated with laterally extended structures. In botany, it applies to cells located at the basal angles of leaves in mosses (bryophytes) or to the membranous extensions of certain seeds or fruits.