What is "auriculated"

Auriculate \Au*ric"u*late\, Auriculated \Au*ric"u*la`ted\, a. [See Auricle.] (Biol.) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.:

1. (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.

   Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.

a. 1 (context biology rare English) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. 2 (context botany rare English) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate. 3 (context zoology rare English) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.

adj. having auricles [syn: auriculate]