auricula Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
bear's ear; Primula auricula.
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noun a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
auricular appendix; auricular appendage.
WordNet
Au*ric"u*la noun
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(Bot.) (a)A species of Primula , or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.(b) (b) A species of P. Cyc.Hirneola (H. auricula) , a membranaceous fungus, called alsoauricula Judæ , or Jew's-ear. -
(Zoöl.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.