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

P. 2-2.5 cm. persistently umbilicate glabrous, brown then greyish, becoming cracked; g. crowded; s.

From Project Gutenberg

Cap umbilicate, slightly depressed in the centre, b; gills decurrent, i. e., running down the stem.

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The nodding, lenticular, umbilicate sporangium, barely attached to the apiculate stipe, is sufficient to distinguish this elegant little species, recognized and quite aptly characterized by mycologists for more than one hundred years.

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Sporangium depressed-globose, umbilicate at the apex, stipitate, cernuous, purplish-brown in color; the calyculus granulose within, occupying from one-fourth to one-third of the sporangium, the ribs united by firm, persistent fibers.

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The pileus is thin, convex or nearly plane, umbilicate, hygrophanous, grayish-brown, striate on the margin when moist, paler when dry, flesh concolorous, odor and taste farinaceous.

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