Alate (Adjective)
Meaning
(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The alate seeds of the maple tree were carried away by the wind.
- Some insects have alate bodies, which enable them to fly.
- The alate leaves of the Clematis plant were an unusual sight.
- Certain types of seeds, such as those of the cottonwood tree, are alate.
- The alate scales on the butterfly's wings shimmered in the sunlight.