au·ric·u·la /ɔˈrɪkjələ/
櫻草之一種
au·ric·u·la /ɔˈrɪkjələ/ 名詞
(複auriculae)耳廓,心耳,心房
Au·ric·u·la n.; pl. L. Auriculæ E. Auriculas
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 (Hirneola auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or Jew's-ear.
2. Zool. (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.
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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]
[also: auriculae (pl)]