auricle

Pronunciation key ( ô′ri-kʼl )

au•ri•cle

n.

Auriculate

[L. auricula dim. of aurus, ear].

1. External part of ear.
2. One of two upper chambers of the heart through which blood flows from the veins.
3. In botany and zoology, an earlike part or organ.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005