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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The external part of the ear.
2. 2
   a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart wordnet
3. 3
   A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
4. 4
   yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated wordnet
5. 5
   A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.

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6. 6
   An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula) plural

   "Réné came on quietly, his trowel in one hand, some auricula roots in the other."

Synonyms

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auricular appendixbear's earauricleatrial appendageatrial appendageauricular appendage

Example

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"Réné came on quietly, his trowel in one hand, some auricula roots in the other."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.

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