Au-rĭc'ū-la, n.
n.; pl. Lat. AU-RĬC'Ū-LÆ, Eng. AU-RĬC'Ū-LAS. [Lat. auricula. See AURICLE.]
Sense 1. (Bot.) (a.) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b.) A species of Peziza (P. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or Jew's ears. P. Cyc. Dunglison.
Sense 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of shells related to the snail. Dana.