Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 (Hirneola auricula), a
membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud[ae],
or Jew's-ear. --P. Cyc.
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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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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bear's-ear \Bear's-ear`\ (b[^a]rz"[=e]r`), n. (Bot.)
A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the
shape of the leaf.
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