Definition of "alata" []

• A name given by Lamarck to a combination of the molluscan families Strombidæ, Aporrhaidæ, and Struthiolariidæ, having reference to the expanded winglike outer lip of the shell. See wingshell.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Years ago I ripped out a perfectly nice burning bush (Euonymus alata) after learning that the Asian species, famed for its flaming fall foliage, has been blamed for spreading wantonly through its seeds."
• "One of my favorites is the delicious baru nut, which comes from the baruzeiro tree (dipteryx alata)."
• "It has some vegetation in semi-arid zones and on lands with special geologic conditions and thus some endemic vegetation can be found, such as high-density stands of Quercus oleoides, and Crescentia alata."