auricula

British  

/ ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə /

noun

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

2. another word for auricle

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Etymology

Origin of auricula

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

Example Sentences

While the groundlings were crowding to see new plays by Shirley and Massinger, the editor of this volume was examining fresh varieties of auricula in "the gardens of Mr. Tradescant and Mr. Tuggie."

From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund

About the neck were long wampum necklaces with dentalium, unionida, and auricula, interspersed with beads.

From An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians by Yarrow, H. C. (Harry Crécy)

We thus see that, with the exception of P. auricula, the long-styled flowers of all nine species are more fertile than the short-styled flowers, when both forms are illegitimately fertilised.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

Whether P. auricula really differs from the other species in this respect I can form no opinion, as the result may have been accidental.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

According to Kerner our garden auriculas are descended from P. pubescens, Jacq., which is a hybrid between the true P. auricula and hirsuta.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles