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auricula

noun — 4 senses

auricula

noun

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

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The external part of the ear.

2

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.

3

Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Palynology, Physical sciences A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.

4

Agriculture, Business, Horticulture, Lifestyle An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)

  • Réné came on quietly, his trowel in one hand, some auricula roots in the other.1919, Michael Wood, The White Island, page 122:
Related terms
auricle, auricular, auricularis, auriculate, auriculo-

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