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a·li·form

 (ā′lə-fôrm′, ăl′ə-)
adj. Biology
Shaped like a wing; alar.

[Latin āla, wing + -form.]
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aliform

(ˈælɪˌfɔːm; ˈeɪlɪ-)
adj
wing-shaped; alar
[C19: from New Latin āliformis, from Latin āla a wing]
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Adj.1.aliform - having or resembling wingsaliform - having or resembling wings    
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winged - having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";
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The characters diagnostic of Duabanga wood are: diffuse, predominantly solitary vessels (multiples occasionally up to 3) that are fewer, larger, and longer than in Sonneratia; abundant axial paratracheal aliform parenchyma; commonly biseriate, strongly heterogeneous rays with erect and square to procumbent cells with crystals; and non-septate fibers.