Auricula vs. Pinna

Auriculanoun

(anatomy) The external part of the ear

Auriculanoun

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

Auriculanoun

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

Auriculanoun

The ornamental primrose Primula auricula

Auriculanoun

A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.

Auriculanoun

A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish.

Auriculanoun

yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated

Auriculanoun

a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart

Pinnanoun

(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

Pinnanoun

(botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.

Pinnanoun

(zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Pinnanoun

A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.

Pinnanoun

One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.

Pinnanoun

Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity.

Pinnanoun

The auricle of the ear. See Ear.

Pinnanoun

division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

Pinnanoun

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear