auriculate

American  

[aw-rik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / ɔˈrɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having auricles or earlike parts.

2. shaped like an ear.

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auriculate British  

/ ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having ears

2. botany having ear-shaped parts or appendages

3. Also: auriform.  shaped like an ear; auricular

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Other Word Forms

• auriculately adverb
• subauriculate adjective

Etymology

Origin of auriculate

1705–15; < Latin auricul- auricle + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

A. Nòvi-Bélgii, L. Rarely tall; leaves oblong to linear-lanceolate, entire or sparsely serrate, the upper partly clasping and often somewhat auriculate; heads 4–5´´ long; rays bright blue-violet.

From Project Gutenberg

But they occasionally become lobed, as in the walnut and the lime; or petiolate, as in Geranium molle; or auriculate, as in the ash.

From Project Gutenberg

The stem is attached at the concave margin, where the cap is auriculate and has a prominent boss or elevation, and bent at right angles with a characteristic curve.

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