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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Auricula \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: auricula n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: {bear's ear}, {Primula auricula}] 2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricular appendage}, {auricular appendix}]
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