auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix
(noun) a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
auricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula
(noun) yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
auricula (plural auriculae)
(anatomy) The external part of the ear
(anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart
(palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura
(gardening, plural: auriculas) The ornamental primrose Primula auricula
• (external part of the ear): pinna, auricle
• (pouch projecting from the atrium): atrial appendage, auricular appendix, auricle
• (thickening of a trilete spore): valva
• (primrose): bear's ear, Auricula
Source: Wiktionary
Au*ric"u*la, n.; pl. L. Auriculæ (, E. Auriculas (. Etym: [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 (H. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or Jew's-ear. P. Cyc.
2. (Zoöl.) (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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
