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auriculate

/aw-rik-yuh-lit, -leyt/US // ɔˈrɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt //UK // (ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) //

耳状,耳形,耳状物,耳状的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having auricles or earlike parts.
    • : shaped like an ear.

Examples

  • Most Paleo Indian types, including fluted points, are auriculate.

  • The auriculate hafting area is usually expanded-rounded with an incurvate basal edge.

  • The auriculate hafting area is usually contracted rounded, but may be parallel rounded or expanded rounded.

  • Leaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long).

  • When a simple leaf is divided at the base into two leaf-like appendages, it is called auriculate.

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