umbilicate

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

adjective

1. having the form of an umbilicus or navel.
2. having an umbilicus.

umbilicate

/ -ˌkeɪt; ʌmˈbɪlɪkɪt /

adjective

1. having an umbilicus or navel
2. having a central depression

   an umbilicate leaf

3. shaped like a navel, as some bacterial colonies

Word History and Origins

Origin of umbilicate¹

1690–1700; < Latin umbilīcātus, equivalent to umbilīc ( us ) ( umbilicus ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

This plant will be recognized by its smoky or grayish color, umbilicate pileus, and viscid stem.

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It is minutely velvety on the upper surface, reddish-brown or cinnamon in color; expanded or umbilicate to nearly funnel-shaped.

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Umbilicate, with a minute abrupt depression in the center of the cap.

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In some of the species of Omphalia the pileus is not umbilicate, but here the gills are plainly decurrent.

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The pileus is fleshy, oval to bell-shaped, becoming plane, and sometimes umbilicate.

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