auricula
/ (ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə) /
Also called: bear's-ear a widely cultivated alpine primrose, Primula auricula, with leaves shaped like a bear's ear
another word for auricle (def. 3)
Origin of auricula
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How to use auricula in a sentence
This genus of minute land shells differs from auricula chiefly in the soft parts.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham SowerbyA genus proposed by Lamarck, to include the small, conical species of auricula, which have the outer lip simple.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham SowerbyThere really is no need of artificial heat, for the auricula is a mountaineer, and can endure both frost and snow.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and SonsBut we do not know any seed—not even the auricula—which takes more time and is so capricious in germinating.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and SonsMorion (an unnatural compound of Eburna, auricula proper, Pythia, &c.).
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