alate adj 1: (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree" [syn: {alate}, {alated}]
Alate \A"late\, Alated \A"la*ted\, a. [L. alatus, from ala wing.] Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings. [1913 Webster] Alatern
Alate \A*late"\, adv. [Pref. a- + late.] Lately; of late. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] Alate