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umbilicate

umbilicate adjective: having a navel.

Adjective

umbilicate (comparative more umbilicate, superlative most umbilicate)

  1. Having a navel.
  2. Having a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap.
  3. Supported by a central stalk.

Forms of umbilicate

comparativemore umbilicate
superlativemost umbilicate
alternative formumbilicated

Origin of umbilicate

Borrowed from New Latin umbilicātus, from umbilicus (“navel”) + -ātus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Words formed from umbilicate

Questions about umbilicate

What does umbilicate mean?
Umbilicate means having a navel.
What part of speech is umbilicate?
Umbilicate is an adjective.

Words near umbilicate in the dictionary

  1. umbilical vein
  2. umbilical veins
  3. umbilicals
  4. umbilicar
  5. umbilicariaceous
  6. umbilicate
  7. umbilicated
  8. umbilication
  9. umbilications
  10. umbilici
  11. umbiliciform

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