auriculate
having auricles or earlike parts.
shaped like an ear.
Origin of auriculate
1Other words from auriculate
- au·ric·u·late·ly, adverb
- sub·au·ric·u·late, adjective
Words Nearby auriculate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use auriculate in a sentence
Most Paleo Indian types, including fluted points, are auriculate.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThe auriculate hafting area is usually expanded-rounded with an incurvate basal edge.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThe auriculate hafting area is usually contracted rounded, but may be parallel rounded or expanded rounded.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronLeaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long).
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. ApgarWhen a simple leaf is divided at the base into two leaf-like appendages, it is called auriculate.
British Dictionary definitions for auriculate
auriculated
/ (ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
having ears
botany having ear-shaped parts or appendages
Also: auriform (ˈɔːrɪˌfɔːm) shaped like an ear; auricular
Derived forms of auriculate
- auriculately, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse