alate

• Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее имеющий крылья или крыловидные придатки; используется в старых биологических или поэтических контекстах.

An obsolete adjective meaning having wings or wing-like appendages; used in older biological or poetic contexts.

1. Having wing-like extensionsC2formal

   Describes seeds or insects that possess wing-like structures or appendages.

   Крылатый

   • The alate seeds of the maple tree spin as they fall.
   • Many alate insects, such as ants and termites, use their wings for dispersal.
   • Botanists study alate seeds to understand how plants spread.

   Synonymsalatedwinged