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Auricula

Auricula Meaning & Definition
Auricula Definition And Meaning

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

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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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