umbilicate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin umbilicatus. By surface analysis, umbilic- +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

umbilicate (comparative more umbilicate, superlative most umbilicate)

  1. Having a navel.
  2. (mycology, of a mushroom etc.) Having a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap.
  3. (botany) Supported by a central stalk.

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Translations

Latin

Adjective

umbilicāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of umbilicātus
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