auricula

Plural: auriculae, auriculas

Noun

The visible part of the external ear; an auricle.
yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
The external part of the ear.
A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.

Synonyms

auricular appendage, auricular appendix, bear's ear, Primula auricula, atrial appendage, auricle, pinna, valva

Scrabble Score: 10

auricula: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
auricula: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auricula: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

auricula: valid Words With Friends Word