umbilicate

[ uhm-bil-i-kit, -keyt ]

/ ʌmˈbɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

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adjective

having the form of an umbilicus or navel.

having an umbilicus.

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Also um·bil·i·cat·ed

[uhm-bil-i-key-tid] /ʌmˈbɪl ɪˌkeɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of umbilicate

1690–1700; <Latin umbilīcātus, equivalent to umbilīc(us) (see umbilicus) + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby umbilicate

Umberto I, Umberto II, umbilical, umbilical cord, umbilical hernia, umbilicate, umbilication, umbilicus, umbiliform, umble pie, umbles

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How to use umbilicate in a sentence

This plant will be recognized by its smoky or grayish color, umbilicate pileus, and viscid stem.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
It is minutely velvety on the upper surface, reddish-brown or cinnamon in color; expanded or umbilicate to nearly funnel-shaped.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Umbilicate, with a minute abrupt depression in the center of the cap.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
In some of the species of Omphalia the pileus is not umbilicate, but here the gills are plainly decurrent.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

The pileus is fleshy, oval to bell-shaped, becoming plane, and sometimes umbilicate.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for umbilicate

umbilicate

/ (ʌmˈbɪlɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt) /

adjective

having an umbilicus or navel

having a central depressionan umbilicate leaf

shaped like a navel, as some bacterial colonies

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umbilicate

Origin of umbilicate

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