English Explanatory Dictionary

auricula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The external part of the ear.
  2. A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
  3. A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
  4. An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)

Word forms

auricula auriculae auriculas

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.

Synonyms

pinna auricle atrial appendage auricular appendix valva bear's ear

Related words

auricle auricular auricularis auriculate auriculo-
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