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AURICULA
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Irregular inflected form: auriculae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
Synonyms:
auricula; auricular appendage; auricular appendix
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("auricula" is a kind of...):
pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))
Holonyms ("auricula" is a part of...):
atrium cordis; atrium of the heart (the upper chamber of each half of the heart)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Synonyms:
auricula; bear's ear; Primula auricula
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("auricula" is a kind of...):
primrose; primula (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
