auriculate

[ aw-rik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. having auricles or earlike parts.
2. shaped like an ear.

auriculate

/ ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having ears
2. botany having ear-shaped parts or appendages
3. Alsoauriformˈɔːrɪˌfɔːm shaped like an ear; auricular

Derived Forms

• auˈriculately, adverb

Other Words From

• au·ricu·late·ly adverb
• subau·ricu·late adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of auriculate¹

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

Example Sentences

Most Paleo Indian types, including fluted points, are auriculate.

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The auriculate hafting area is usually expanded-rounded with an incurvate basal edge.

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The auriculate hafting area is usually contracted rounded, but may be parallel rounded or expanded rounded.

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Leaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long).

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When a simple leaf is divided at the base into two leaf-like appendages, it is called auriculate.

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