different between laesura vs auricula

English

Noun

laesura (plural laesurae)

1. (biology) The suture line that shows how spores or grains separated.

Derived terms

• laesural

Anagrams

• Lareaus, as a rule

Latin

Participle

laes?ra

1. nominative feminine singular of laes?rus
2. nominative neuter plural of laes?rus
3. accusative neuter plural of laes?rus
4. vocative feminine singular of laes?rus
5. vocative neuter plural of laes?rus

Participle

laes?r?

1. ablative feminine singular of laes?rus

References

• laesura in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• laesura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• laesura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auricula (“the external ear; the ear”). Doublet of auricle.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kj?l?

Noun

auricula (plural auriculae or auriculas)

1. (anatomy) The external part of the ear.

   Synonyms: pinna, auricle

2. (anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.

   Synonyms: atrial appendage, auricular appendix, auricle

3. (palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.

   Synonym: valva

4. (horticulture, plural: auriculas) The ornamental primrose Primula auricula

   Synonym: bear's ear

Related terms

References

• “auricula”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “auricula”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Alternative forms

• ?ricla (Vulgar, post-Augustan)
• ?ricula

Etymology

From auris (“the ear”) +? -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /au??ri.ku.la/, [äu????k???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au??ri.ku.la/, [?u??ri?kul?]

Noun

auricula f (genitive auriculae); first declension

1. Diminutive of auris:
   1. (anatomy) external ear, earlap
   2. (in general) ear

      Synonym: auris

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• auricul?ris (adjective)
• auricul?rius

Descendants

References

• auricula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• auricula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• auricula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• auricula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette