Alate

Alate (Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures.

[1] In entomology, "alate" usually refers to the winged form of a social insect, especially ants[2]: 209  or termites,[3] though it can also be applied to aphids[4] and some thrips.

[5] Alate females are referred to as gynes, and are typically those destined to become queens.

[7] In botany, "alate" refers to wing-like structures on some seeds that use wind dispersal.

It is also used to describe flattened ridges which run longitudinally on stems.