alula

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæljuːlə/

Noun

alula (plural alulae)

1. (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]
   • 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 28 June ↗:

     On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.

Synonyms

• bastard wing

Noun

alula (plural alulas)

1. A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid

Synonyms

• vulcan palm
• cabbage on a stick
• Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis

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