auricula
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)
Word Origin for auricula
C17: from New Latin, from Latin: external ear; see auricle
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In the time of Clusius, most of the varieties of the auricula were scarce.
There are auricula clubs and societies in the north of England.
Dust′y-foot (see Pie-powder); Dust′y-mill′er, the auricula, from the white dust upon its leaves.
The original of the auricula is a hardy perennial herb, of dwarf habit, bearing dull yellowish blossoms.
This genus of minute land shells differs from Auricula chiefly in the soft parts.
A Conchological ManualGeorge Brettingham Sowerby
auricula
[ô-rĭk′yə-lə]
n. pl. au•ric•u•lae (-lē′)
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