1. Having ears or ear-like appendages or projections.
Usage: Primarily used in biology and botany to describe structures resembling ears.
2. Shaped like an ear; having lobes or extensions that resemble ears.
Usage: Common in botanical and zoological descriptions.

Examples

• The auriculate leaves of the plant extended outward like small ears.
• The scientist examined the auriculate structures on the organism under the microscope.
• Many species of ferns display auriculate fronds with distinctive lobes.
• The auriculate projections helped the creature detect vibrations in its environment.
• Botanists classified the species by its auriculate leaf margins.