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noun
The external part of the ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pinna, auricle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: atrial appendage, auricular appendix, auricle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, palynology, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: valva
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bear's ear
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: auricular appendage, auricular appendix
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pouch, pocket
noun
yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bear's ear, Primula auricula
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: primrose, primula
History
Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.
