3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Auricul[ae]}, E. {Auriculas}. [L. auricula. See {Auricle}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of {Primula}, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, {bear's-ear}. (b) (b) A species of {Hirneola} ({Hirneola auricula}), a membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[ae]}, or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish. (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: auriculae See {auricula} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: auricula n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: {bear's ear}, {Primula auricula}] 2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricular appendage}, {auricular appendix}] [also: {auriculae} (pl)]
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