AURICULAE

AURICULA

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


Noun

auriculae

plural of auricula

Source: Wiktionary


AURICULA

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



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CATECHISM

(noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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