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Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Auricul[ae], E.
Auriculas. [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called
also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
(b) (b) A species of Hirneola (Hirneola auricula), a
membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud[ae],
or Jew's-ear. --P. Cyc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) (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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
auricula noun
1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
[syn: bear's ear, Primula auricula]
2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the
heart [syn: auricular appendage, auricular appendix]
[also: auriculae (pl)]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 | ![]() |
Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Auricul[ae], E.
Auriculas. [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called
also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
(b) (b) A species of Hirneola (H. auricula), a
membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud[ae],
or Jew's-ear. --P. Cyc.
2. (Zo["o]l.) (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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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