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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AURICULATE

a.Shaped like the ear.

AURICULATED

a.Having large or elongated ears; as the auriculated vulture.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AURICULATE; AURICULATED

Au *ric "u *late, Au *ric "u *la `ted, a. Etym: [See Auricle. ] (Biol.)

Defn: Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp. : (a ) (Bot. ) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b ) (Zoöl.) 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

auriculate

au ric u late |ôˈrikyəlit, -ˌlāt ɔˈrɪkjələt | ▶adjective Botany & Zoology having one or more structures shaped like an ear or earlobe. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin auricula ‘external part of the ear ’ (diminutive of auris ‘ear ’) + -ate 2 .

Oxford Dictionary

auriculate

auriculate |ɔːˈrɪkjʊlət | ▶adjective chiefly Botany & Zoology having one or more structures shaped like an ear or ear lobe. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin auricula ‘external part of the ear ’ (diminutive of auris ‘ear ’) + -ate 2 .