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auriculate
[ aw-rik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
auriculate
/ -ˌleɪt; ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪt /
adjective
- having ears
- botany having ear-shaped parts or appendages
- Alsoauriformˈɔːrɪˌfɔːm shaped like an ear; auricular
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Derived Forms
- auˈriculately, adverb
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Other Words From
- au·ricu·late·ly adverb
- subau·ricu·late adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auriculate1
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Example Sentences
Most Paleo Indian types, including fluted points, are auriculate.
The auriculate hafting area is usually expanded-rounded with an incurvate basal edge.
The auriculate hafting area is usually contracted rounded, but may be parallel rounded or expanded rounded.
Leaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long).
When a simple leaf is divided at the base into two leaf-like appendages, it is called auriculate.
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