# Auricle

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/auricle
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

Adjective: auriculate

an ear-like [appendage](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/appendage "an attachment developed on, and projecting from, the surface of an organ.") at the base of a leaf or of a [pinna](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/pinna "the primary segments of a divided leaf lamina or of a larger pinna.") or [pinnule](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/pinnule "the ultimate segment of a divided pinna.").

## Related terms

- [Pinna](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/pinna)