\Au*ric"u*late\, Auriculated \Au*ric"u*la`ted\, a.
[See {Auricle}.] (Biol.)
Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.:
(a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped
    like the ear; auricled.
(b) (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.