Auriculated definition

Auriculated





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auriculate \Au*ric"u*late\, Auriculated \Au*ric"u*la`ted\, a.
     [See {Auricle}.] (Biol.)
     Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.:
     (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped
         like the ear; auricled.
     (b) (Zool.) Having an angular projection on one or both


         sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some
         gastropods, etc.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Auriculate leaf}, one having small appended leaves or lobes
        on each side of its petiole or base.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  auriculated
       adj : having auricles [syn: {auriculate}]

















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