auriculate

[ aw-rik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. having auricles or earlike parts.
2. shaped like an ear.

auriculate

/ ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having ears
2. botany having ear-shaped parts or appendages
3. Alsoauriformˈɔːrɪˌfɔːm shaped like an ear; auricular

Derived Forms

• auˈriculately, adverb

Other Words From

• au·ricu·late·ly adverb
• subau·ricu·late adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of auriculate¹

1705–15; < Latin auricul- auricle + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

A. Nòvi-Bélgii, L. Rarely tall; leaves oblong to linear-lanceolate, entire or sparsely serrate, the upper partly clasping and often somewhat auriculate; heads 4–5´´ long; rays bright blue-violet.

From Project Gutenberg

But they occasionally become lobed, as in the walnut and the lime; or petiolate, as in Geranium molle; or auriculate, as in the ash.

From Project Gutenberg

The stem is attached at the concave margin, where the cap is auriculate and has a prominent boss or elevation, and bent at right angles with a characteristic curve.

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