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

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Example Sentences

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auricula

And as the days got longer the three would coax him into the garden to look at their flowers coming up, and one day Betty boldly offered him an auricula for his button-hole.

From Two Maiden Aunts by Mary H. Debenham

Dombrain, H. H., on the auricula, ii. 346-347.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Charles Darwin

She was the very daisy, primrose, tuberose, sweet brier, furze blossom, gilliflower, wall flower, cauliflower, auricula, and rosemary!

From English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them. by Anonymous

And the dress had trimmings of green agraffas, and seven graceful flounces of the orange-colored auricula.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 by Edgar Allan Poe

Cases of this kind have been observed, as shown in the last chapter, in no less than six species, namely, P. veris, vulgaris, Sinensis, auricula, farinosa, and elatior.

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

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