Definitions for: Auricula

[n] a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
[n] yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: auricular appendage, auricular appendix, bear's ear, Primula auricula

See Also: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart, pocket, pouch, primrose, primula

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