auricula

/ (ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə) /

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noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) or -las

Also called: bear's-ear a widely cultivated alpine primrose, Primula auricula, with leaves shaped like a bear's ear

another word for auricle (def. 3)

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Word Origin for auricula

C17: from New Latin, from Latin: external ear; see auricle

Words nearby auricula

au revoir, auri-, auric, auricle, auricle atrialis, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular, auricular appendage, auricular appendix, auricular artery

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How to use auricula in a sentence

This genus of minute land shells differs from Auricula chiefly in the soft parts.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
A genus proposed by Lamarck, to include the small, conical species of Auricula, which have the outer lip simple.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
There really is no need of artificial heat, for the Auricula is a mountaineer, and can endure both frost and snow.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
But we do not know any seed—not even the Auricula—which takes more time and is so capricious in germinating.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons

Morion (an unnatural compound of Eburna, Auricula proper, Pythia, &c.).
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various

Medical definitions for auricula

auricula

[ ô-rĭk′yə-lə ]

n. pl. au•ric•u•lae (-lē′)

Auricle.