About The Word Auricula
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Auricula
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What's The Definition Of Auricula?
[n] a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
[n] yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated Synonyms | Synonyms for Auricula: auricular appendage | auricular appendix | bear's ear | Primula auricula Related Terms | Find terms related to Auricula: See Also | atrium cordis | atrium of the heart | pocket | pouch | primrose | primula Auricula In Webster's Dictionary \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} ({H. auricula}), a
membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[ae]},
or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
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