navels

Noun

navel (plural navels)

1. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
   • Within the navel of this hideous wood,
     Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells,
     Of Bacchus and Circe born, great Comus1637, John Milton, A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634
3. A navel orange.
   • This contributed to a rapid rise in planted acreage in northern California, especially in navels, which are more suited to growing conditions there.1981, Peter K. Thor, Edward V. Jesse, Economic Effects of Terminating Federal Marketing Orders for California-Arizona Oranges
4. (historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

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