Au-rĭc'u-late, a.
a. [N. Lat. auriculatus.] 1. (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear.
Sense 2. (Conch.) Having a projection on one or both sides of the umbones or bosses, as in certain bivalves.
Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.
